Something happened this week that hit a nerve.

A young woman I’ve supported for a while messaged me and said she didn’t feel safe in one of the spaces I’d created — and asked to be removed.

She didn’t say goodbye.
No closing words.
Just “take me off.”

And it brought something up that I think a lot of women are feeling right now — this tension between generations.
Because we, the women in our forties and fifties, are the bridge generation.

The Bridge Generation

We were the first to be told we could have it all.
The job. The family. The freedom. The voice.

But no one told us what it would cost.

We fought to be heard, to work, to mother, to hold everyone together — and now, we’re mothering teens while navigating menopause and building lives that no one taught us how to live.

And sometimes, it feels like the younger generations look at us and think we don’t get it.

But we do.
We’ve lived it.
We built the foundations so they could walk a freer path.

The Disconnect

So many younger women are healing their mother wounds right now — and that’s powerful work.
But I sometimes wonder if, in the process, we’ve forgotten how to honour the lineage.

Yes, some of our mothers didn’t know how to love us the way we needed.
But they were living in a world that didn’t give them space to even ask what they needed.
They were surviving, not thriving.

Healing doesn’t come from blame.
It comes from understanding.

When Goodbyes Become Mirrors

The way we leave a space says as much as how we enter it.
We’ve normalised disappearing rather than saying goodbye — calling avoidance a boundary.

But endings are sacred too.
To leave with grace, gratitude, and closure is a powerful act of maturity.

Because every time we ghost or run, we reinforce the story that women can’t handle truth or discomfort.
And that story needs to end with us.

Healing the Lineage

Healing the sister wound means honouring both — those who came before and those who’ll come after.
It means remembering that every judgment is a mirror — an invitation to soften, to listen, to love more deeply.

The way we speak of our mothers is how our daughters may one day speak of us.
The lineage is always listening.

Reflect & Remember

Take a quiet moment with these prompts:

Where do I still hold resentment toward the women who came before me?
What expectations do I place on the women who follow?
What part of me still longs to be mothered — and how can I meet her with love?

Listen to the Full Episode

If this stirred something in you, come sit with me for the full conversation on Around the Kitchen Table.
In this week’s episode, “Lineage & The Mother Wound,” we dive deeper into:
Why endings matter
The bridge generation’s untold story
How to transform blame into honour
And a beautiful lineage healing ritual you can join from wherever you are.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify or YouTube —
just search Around the Kitchen Table by Sacred Sister CIC.

We’re not out of touch — we’re the bridge.
The roots beneath their feet.
And together, we’re healing the lineage, one honest conversation at a time.

Thanks so much for being here Sister, if this means something to you then please share us on your own socials, invite a friend to find us, we all need each other, this is how we heal and make a difference in the world X

Lineage & The Mother WoundHealing the Disconnect Between Generations