crucial survival tip. not everyone is lucky to have their mom in their lives. maybe they passed or they can barely take care of themselves let alone you or you’ve been estranged from them for over a decade because they are very scary narcissist... whatever the case - just because you don’t have one around, it doesn’t mean you can’t be soft and gentler to yourself and create your own safe space that attempts to fill the void because we all need warmth and nurturing