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The Terri Cole Show

823 The Seven Mother Types and the Adults They Create

The Terri Cole Show

Terri Cole

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered if your relationship with your mother was normal? Or noticed patterns in your adult relationships and traced them back to something that happened long before you had words for it?

Mother-daughter relationships can be among the most complicated we ever have. Whether the dynamic between you was loving, painful, confusing, or somewhere in between, it impacted you. After almost 30 years as a clinician, I've seen seven recurring archetypes, and that's what this episode covers: what each one looks like, and the lasting impact it can have on your adult life.

One thing before we start. Mother here means whoever raised you. It could be a grandmother, an older sibling, or an aunt. What matters is the dynamic, not the biology.

Read the show notes for today's episode at terricole.com/823

Find my mother wound course at terricole.com/motherwound

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey there, it's me, Terry, and I have a question for you. Have you ever tried to share something real

0:05.4

about your mother? And someone immediately says, but she did her best, or you only get one mother.

0:12.2

And suddenly your experience becomes the problem. That's exactly why I'm doing this free live

0:17.4

workshop. Let's talk about mother wounds. This is a judgment-free space. No minimizing what you

0:24.1

experience, no defending her or anyone else, just honest conversation about how your early

0:29.2

relationship may still be impacting your self-worth, your boundaries, and your relationships

0:34.3

today. You don't have to know if you have a mother wound. Come and find out.

0:39.0

Save your spot at terrycolle.com forward slash mother talk. Well, hello there and welcome to this

0:46.3

episode of the Terry Cole Show. As always, I'm so psyched that you're hanging out with me today.

0:52.7

So let me start with asking you a question. Do you ever

0:56.1

wonder if your relationship with your mother or your mother figure, whoever raised you,

1:01.0

like is normal, quote unquote, are you curious about how the relationship that you had with your mother

1:08.0

has affected you as an adult? This is exactly what I'm breaking down

1:13.7

today in the Terry Cole show this episode because you guys have been asking me for it and my

1:18.0

mother wound course is starting soon. So I figured we would do a little primer this month on mother wounds

1:23.3

because here's the thing. The mother-daughter relationships can be complicated, as we know.

1:29.1

So I'm breaking down seven types of dynamics that I've seen in my almost 30 years as a

1:35.0

psychotherapist, plus the lasting impact that each type can have on our emotions and our behaviors

1:41.8

in adulthood. That is what we're hitting in today's episode. So before we get into it, I just want to say thanks again for being here. I love you guys. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be doing this. You're just being here. You know, I never really take it for granted. I always feel grateful that you're here. If you want to support this show, it helps me so much. If you go rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And I want to say thank you to Lollipapoo, TK, J, D. Wow, that's long. Okay, how about just Lollapop? For this five-star review, thank you. Thank you so much, Terry, for this podcast. It is the first thing I turn to when I'm in doubt.

2:19.4

I'm constantly streaming your episodes. I'm so glad I found you and I love your way of externalizing

2:24.7

complex human emotions through your wisdom and simplifying the solutions. Well, thanks, Lollipop.

2:31.1

I'm glad you love it. I appreciate you taking time out of your life to review it

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