You might have been seeing this a lot on social media lately, the topic of chemistry, adrenaline, and nervous system activation being mistaken for love. I have been there myself. There is something so exciting about a new relationship.

What was the relationship you had with your mother, or with a parental figure you had in your life growing up? It’s a simple question, but for many of us it’s not an easy one to answer. The word “mothering” often gets reduced to a role, something a parent does for a child. But mothering at its core is really about …