A Daughter's Journey Home: Finding a Way to Love, Honor, and Connect with Your Mother

In her years as a family therapist, Dr. Linda Mintle has counseled hundreds of daughters who were in difficult relationships with their mothers, and countless others who are carrying around emotional baggage because of mother/daughter conflict and tension. Despite our desire for perfect relationships -- which is what we instinctually want with our moms -- we fail them and they fail us. But we must work to achieve the best possible relationship with our mothers, because it affects every other relationship we have. Throughout this book, Dr. Mintle provides interactive ways for readers to determine if they fall in certain categories or have certain issues, then suggests practical steps for improvement, constructive conversation and renewed relationships. Perhaps most important, biblical wisdom and encouraging real-life examples are given for every step of the journey. Plenty of books speak to a daughter's need for love, acceptance and approval from her mother. But they stop there. Dr. Mintle helps readers understand they can find that unconditional love and sense of self-worth in only one place: a relationship with their heavenly Father. She also serves as your personal guide for making peace with the most important woman in your life. "It is my hope to guide you into being who you were created to be while, at the same time, finding connection with your mom." Let your personal journey to peace begin here. Book jacket.