30/05/2025
Kelly McDaniel’s Mother Hunger isn’t written from an IFS lens, but the overlap is undeniable.
She speaks directly to the unmet needs for nurturance, protection, and guidance—needs that, in IFS language, are often carried by exiles.
IFS helps us understand that:
💔 Exiles hold the pain of early emotional wounds.
🛡 Protectors work tirelessly to keep that pain from ever surfacing—through anger, control, people-pleasing, withdrawal, and more.
Mother Hunger puts clear, compassionate language to these early longings. For many, it validates the ache/agony that’s been misunderstood or minimized for years.
It also reminds us:
“You didn’t get what you needed. And you still deserve it.”
A powerful companion for anyone doing parts work, inner child work, or healing from attachment trauma.
Have you read it?