Live online program · 7 weekly sessions
The Mother–Child Bond
Your mother was your first world.
The way she held you, or couldn’t, is where your body first learned whether the world is safe. That first lesson doesn’t leave by being understood. It leaves by being felt.
7 weekly sessions · live online · next cohort mid-February 2027
Does this sound like you?
- You love her, and it still hurts.
- You became the strong one far too early.
- You can care for everyone except yourself.
- You hear her voice in the way you speak to yourself.
- You swore you’d never be like her, and some days you are.
- You are a mother now, and you’re afraid of passing it on.
How it shows up in your life
- Relationships where you give much more than you receive
- Guilt when you rest, or when you say no
- A tight chest or throat when you need to ask for something
- Difficulty trusting that someone will stay
- Feeling responsible for other people’s moods
None of this means something is wrong with you. It means you adapted, very well, to what you were given.
What we explore, week by week
Choose the whole program, or the sessions that call you.
The Cord
We return to the very first bond: the way she held you, or couldn’t, and her face as your first mirror. We notice what your body learned there about being safe, and about being held.
What Love Depended On
Many of us learned that love came with conditions: be good, be quiet, be helpful, be strong. This week we name the conditions you learned to meet, and feel what it cost to meet them.
The Roles We Took
The strong one, the invisible one, the little mother. We look at the roles you took on to stay close to her, and gently ask whether you still need to carry them.
The Mother Who Looks Back
Behind your mother stands her own mother, and a whole line of women. We look at what was passed down to her, what reached you, and what you may be afraid of passing on.
The Body Remembers
The mother wound often lives in the body: a tight throat, a heavy chest, a stomach that braces. We listen to where it lives in you and let it be felt, in its own time.
The Shadow Day
What you swore you would never be, and the gifts you inherited but denied. We meet the dark and the golden shadow of the mother–child bond, with curiosity instead of judgment.
The Inner Marriage
We close the circle by meeting the Great Mother within: the part of you that can hold, nourish and comfort yourself. We honor what was given, as it was, and choose what you add from here.
In their words
“It wasn’t about soothing me or making things more comfortable, but an authentic invitation: ‘Do you want to look at this?’ I wholeheartedly recommend Nico.”
“I left the session with peace, clarity and full trust in what is to unfold. Nico has a gentle, radiant and welcoming presence in which I felt held, understood and safe.”
“The session was deeply revealing, allowing me to see dynamics I had not been fully aware of before. By the end I felt a renewed sense of clarity and confidence toward my future.”
What to expect
- One 3½-hour live online group session per week
- Before each session: that week’s masterclass. Please watch it at least a day before and take your time; there is a lot in it
- When you book: a short online assessment, multiple choice, a few minutes, no pen and paper. It helps you notice what you already know, what you feel and what you want to work on. Please complete it at least a day before you begin
- A short piece of theory, clear and sourced
- Guided, body-led work, shadow exercises and archetypal work
- Time to share, and a group constellation
- A private online community for your cohort, to stay connected between sessions, with the recordings and masterclasses in one place
- Each session: the slides, a workbook to print and write in during the session, the recording, the bibliography and key studies on the topic
- A list of questions to ask your mother and father, if possible: a starting point for your own conversations, to discover more of your family’s story
- The closing sharing is never recorded, to protect everyone in the room
You leave with words for what you carry, a felt sense of how it lives in your body, and the freedom to choose what you add from here.
Your place
$875 $700
Full program · 7 sessions · 20% off
Single session · $125
Next cohort: mid-February 2027. Exact dates are emailed to you as soon as they are set.
We work with the mother who lives inside you, the inner image you formed as a child, not with your actual mother. This is not about blaming her. Whether you come as a daughter or son, as a mother, or as both, you are welcome. Coaching for personal growth, not therapy. If you are in crisis in the U.S., call or text 988.