{"id":35423,"date":"2025-05-09T15:22:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/?p=35423"},"modified":"2025-05-09T15:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T19:22:49","slug":"a-message-about-our-mothers-and-our-selves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/articles\/a-message-about-our-mothers-and-our-selves\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message About Our Mothers and Our Selves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all of you incredible mothers out there. Because just by the very act of being a mother, you are incredible!<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Happy Mother's Day\" data-id=\"35424\" width=\"529\" data-init-width=\"940\" height=\"353\" data-init-height=\"627\" title=\"happy mother's day\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/happy-mothers-day.jpg\" data-width=\"529\" data-height=\"353\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 940 \/ 627;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mother\u2019s Day has always been bittersweet for me for so long \u2013 since I was in my twenties. My mother got sick with cancer when I was 21 and she died five years later, when she was only 51. Starting when I was 21, the thought was, <em>\u201cOh my God, is this going to be the last Mother\u2019s day I have with her?\u201d<\/em> And for every year after that, the thought has always been, <em>\u201cOh my God, I miss my mother so much.\u201d<\/em> Even after all these years, it\u2019s been over forty years now.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also bittersweet because I always assumed the entire time I was growing up and in my twenties and thirties, that I would be a Mother. It was just taken for granted. I grew up in a huge family; my Grandmother Stangl had 20 children, my dad was #19 (she was the Catholic Mother of the Year in 1964!); my mother came from a family of 14 \u2013 all this good, German Catholic stock from the farmlands of Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>My parents had six children and I grew up with loads of aunts, uncles, and cousins, so I just always assumed I would be adding to the gene pool like everyone else in my family. But that\u2019s not what happened.<\/p>\n<p>I made a final conscious decision when I was 39 to not have children. I had just gotten married (the marriage would last 20 years) and we both made the very conscious decision that at this point, we did not want to have children. We both had tons of nieces and nephews that we were (and are) very close to and we didn\u2019t want to be 50 when they were only ten.<\/p>\n<p>And as I look back on that decision, I see now why it happened the way that it did \u2013 I would never have been able to leave my law practice in 1999 and eventually do my life\u2019s work with Sedona Soul Adventures. It would have been impossible \u2013 I would have been in the process of putting children through college and probably graduate school, and it just would not have allowed me at age fifty to just walk away from my law practice, have a three year hiatus of not working (so I could do my own personal healing), and spend the first four years of Sedona Soul Adventures making absolutely no profit (actually losing money). It\u2019s so interesting when we look back to see how the twists and turns of life takes us.<\/p>\n<p>Each Mother\u2019s Day I feel a little jealous of people who still have their Mothers and who have been able to have them throughout their adult life. Who got to experience their Mother as a Grandmother. What a gift!<\/p>\n<p>Our Mothers shape us in such incredible ways and in so many ways. I loved my Mother so much, and I know she loved me, but she only told me \u201cI love you\u201d one time during my entire life (when she was ill). As I recount in my book, <em>\u201cThe Journey To Happy,\u201d<\/em> it was so unfamiliar that after I got off the phone, I started crying. I\u2019ve found out since then that she only said \u201cI love you\u201d to our oldest brother, and never to the other four children. So sad.<\/p>\n<p>She just wasn\u2019t equipped for it. Her own upbringing had been very difficult (her father lost everything in the Great Depression) and there were no demonstrations of affection in her family.<\/p>\n<p>I believe my Mother and I both shared a deep need for that affection and that connection, and I really wish she was here so I could talk to her about that. I think it would be a fascinating conversation. I\u2019ve done so many sessions over the years to heal that wound, but it\u2019s interesting how Mother\u2019s Day is still bittersweet for me, even after all these years.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you have a fabulous Mother\u2019s Day! I hope that your relationship with your Mother (or with your children or grandchildren) has been loving and fruitful and perfect. I just don\u2019t meet very many people who have had that or are having that. Another thing that is so sad for me.<\/p>\n<p>These are wounds that go in deep. If these are wounds that you\u2019ve experienced and you&#8217;re dealing with grief on this day, know that you&#8217;re not alone \u2013 and you don&#8217;t have to go through it alone. Please connect with us, we can help.<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/schedule-a-call\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"34553\" width=\"456\" data-init-width=\"1472\" height=\"60\" data-init-height=\"192\" title=\"i want my transformation now\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/i-want-my-transformation-now.png\" data-width=\"456\" data-height=\"60\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1472 \/ 192;\" data-link-wrap=\"true\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Call us at&nbsp;<strong><a data-u-link-value=\"eyJuYW1lIjoicGhvbmUiLCJhdHRycyI6eyJocmVmIjoidGVsOnt7cGhvbmV9fSJ9LCJ2YWx1ZXMiOnsicGhvbmUiOiIoOTI4KTIwNC01OTg4In19\" href=\"tel:(928)204-5988\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">(928) 204-5988<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a data-u-link-value=\"eyJuYW1lIjoid2ViIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiaHJlZiI6Int7aHJlZn19IiwidGFyZ2V0IjoiX2JsYW5rIiwiZGF0YS10YWctaWQiOiJ7e3RhZ319In0sInZhbHVlcyI6eyJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWRvbmFzb3VsYWR2ZW50dXJlcy5jb20vc2NoZWR1bGUtYS1jYWxsLyIsInRhZyI6W119fQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/schedule-a-call\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\"><strong>request a call<\/strong><\/a> and one of our Soul Guides will call you.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll connect with you (or both of you, for a couples retreat) in deep conversation. Then they\u2019ll custom design the perfect retreat for you, working with our Master Practitioners here in beautiful, mystical Sedona, utilizing the powerful vortex energy to take you from where you are to where you want to be.<\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15310\" width=\"678\" data-init-width=\"678\" height=\"14\" data-init-height=\"14\" title=\"Divider_Blue\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Divider_Blue.png\" data-width=\"678\" data-height=\"14\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 678 \/ 14;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Melissa says, <em>&#8220;During my Soul Adventure, I met my four-year-old self, my nine-year-old self, my mother, and God&#8230;Life-changing, transformational, love, newfound experience, and awesome spiritual enchantment.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/testimonials\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Melissa says, &quot;During my Soul Adventure, I met my four-year-old self, my nine-year-old self, my mother, and God...Life-changing, transformational, love, newfound experience, and awesome spiritual enchantment.&quot;\" data-id=\"35427\" width=\"731\" data-init-width=\"1024\" height=\"1221\" data-init-height=\"1710\" title=\"melissa v ssa testimonial\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/melissa-v-ssa-testimonial.png\" data-width=\"731\" data-height=\"1221\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1024 \/ 1710;\" data-link-wrap=\"true\"><\/a><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15310\" width=\"678\" data-init-width=\"678\" height=\"14\" data-init-height=\"14\" title=\"Divider_Blue\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Divider_Blue.png\" data-width=\"678\" data-height=\"14\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 678 \/ 14;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Did you know Sedona Soul Adventures was named\u201cBest of Sedona\u201d for Retreats for 2020-2024,\u201cBest Marriage Retreats in the US\u201d 2015-2024 andone of the &#8220;11 Best Couples Retreats Around the World&#8221;by Bride&#8217;s Magazine in 2022? Plus we were named one ofGlobal Radiance Review&#8217;s &#8220;20 Most Trustworthy Companies of 2023&#8243;and \u201cTen Best Companies of the Year for 2024\u201d by CEO Views. And Debra was recently named as a &#8220;Global Business Women to Watch in 2025&#8221; by Business Talk Magazine!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It\u2019s because what we do gets results &#8211;&nbsp;<strong><a data-u-link-value=\"eyJuYW1lIjoicGhvbmUiLCJhdHRycyI6eyJocmVmIjoidGVsOnt7cGhvbmV9fSJ9LCJ2YWx1ZXMiOnsicGhvbmUiOiIoOTI4KTIwNC01OTg4In19\" href=\"tel:(928)204-5988\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">call us now<\/a><\/strong>, let us help. As I always say, if you knew what could happen, you\u2019d be calling right now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What area of your life do you need help with most right now\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your relationship?Finding your life purpose?Loss of a loved one?Healing &amp; pampering?Or is it something else?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Because we\u2019re here for you &#8211; and we\u2019re even open on Sunday!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Remember, there&#8217;s no cost or obligation to speak with a Soul Guide and have them custom-design the perfect retreat just for you in Sedona or At Home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"\">Call us at&nbsp;<a data-u-link-value=\"eyJuYW1lIjoicGhvbmUiLCJhdHRycyI6eyJocmVmIjoidGVsOnt7cGhvbmV9fSJ9LCJ2YWx1ZXMiOnsicGhvbmUiOiIoOTI4KTIwNC01OTg4In19\" href=\"tel:(928)204-5988\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">(928) 204-5988<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a data-u-link-value=\"eyJuYW1lIjoid2ViIiwiYXR0cnMiOnsiaHJlZiI6Int7aHJlZn19IiwidGFyZ2V0IjoiX2JsYW5rIiwiZGF0YS10YWctaWQiOiJ7e3RhZ319In0sInZhbHVlcyI6eyJocmVmIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9zZWRvbmFzb3VsYWR2ZW50dXJlcy5jb20vc2NoZWR1bGUtYS1jYWxsLyIsInRhZyI6W119fQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/sedonasouladventures.com\/schedule-a-call\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\">request a call<\/a>&nbsp;from one of ourSoul Guides and they will call you.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Mother\u2019s Day to all of you incredible mothers out there. Because just by the very act of being a mother, you are incredible! Mother\u2019s Day has always been bittersweet for me for so long \u2013 since I was in my twenties. 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