Jan Feb 2025 Mental Health Book Club
Tue, Jan 21
|Frederick, MD
5-Week Mental Health Book Club focused on Kelly McDaniel's book Mother Hunger. Led by trauma-informed therapist, Krista Bajgier, LCSW-C, MEd. All group discussions meet on the second floor of the Outdoor Therapeutics Main Office: 1707 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD.
Time & Location
Jan 21, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Frederick, MD, 1707 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD 21705
About the event
Overview
Book Selection: Mother Hunger: How adult daughters can understand and heal from lost nurturance, protection, and guidance
Author and psychotherapist, Kelly McDaniel, highlights the role of a mother's love in setting the stage for how their daughters grow and attach in their relationships to themselves and others. The term "mother hunger" is described as insufficient love and nurturing that "invisibly eats away" at one's insides, "slowly digesting any strength, dignity, or agency" in adult children. McDaniel argues that hunger pains need relief which insecurely attached women attempt to feed using food, sex, work, alcohol or other external sources to numb the longing for love that's missing. Discussion topics include:
* Exploring the transmission of insecure attachment from mothers and daughter
* Identifying the impact of a maternal relationship on nurturance, protection, and guidance
* Exploring adaptive and maladaptive surrogate sources of comfort
* Identifying opportunities for re-parenting the self
Schedule and Locations
* Tuesday, Jan 07, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm - Chapters 1 & 2
* Tuesday, Jan 14, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm - Chapters 3 & 4
* Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm - Chapters 5 & 6
* Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm - Chapters 7 & 8
* Tuesday, Feb 04, 2025 from 6:30-8:00pm - Chapters 9 & 10
Your Facilitator
Krista Bajgier, LCSW-C, is a certified nature-informed trauma therapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner in training. She will help guide group discussion about the book chapters from week to week and offer attachment-based activities to help group members connect book content to their lived experiences and to help participants identify resources for achieving security. She encourages participation from anyone interested in finding a strength-based strategy for self-parenting. Kris enjoys hosting these therapeutic discussions because she believes in the idea that group environments can build confidence and self-esteem. Community - even short-term experiences of belonging and connection - are beneficial for emotional well being.
Book Club Costs
Participation in this club is $60 for the entire 6-week program. Participants are required to purchase their own copy of Mother Hunger which ranges from $12-20 online. Books can also be obtained from local libraries for free with a library membership.
Questions after registering?
Please contact info@outdoortherapeutics.com if you have questions before making payments.