Kelly McDaniel

I define it as a distinct craving or yearning for a quality of love that we actually assign to mothers. This yearning can get confused with romantic love, but it's a craving for nurturing and safety and for someone to admire.

Yes, I find that because mother hunger forms early on in the lifespan, generally between the age of zero and five, every infant born needs the same thing, nurturing and protection. So boys, girls, doesn't matter. Human infants need those things. Not because we're needy or broken, but because we're human.

Yes, I find that because mother hunger forms early on in the lifespan, generally between the age of zero and five, every infant born needs the same thing, nurturing and protection. So boys, girls, doesn't matter. Human infants need those things. Not because we're needy or broken, but because we're human.

Yes, I find that because mother hunger forms early on in the lifespan, generally between the age of zero and five, every infant born needs the same thing, nurturing and protection. So boys, girls, doesn't matter. Human infants need those things. Not because we're needy or broken, but because we're human.

Where I see it change for men is, and I'm speaking primarily about cisgendered heterosexual men, is that as they move into the world of men, they may look outside their mother for guidance. Whereas daughters don't have to. We can keep the focus on our mother, ideally. I also find that men don't necessarily identify with this term.

Where I see it change for men is, and I'm speaking primarily about cisgendered heterosexual men, is that as they move into the world of men, they may look outside their mother for guidance. Whereas daughters don't have to. We can keep the focus on our mother, ideally. I also find that men don't necessarily identify with this term.

Where I see it change for men is, and I'm speaking primarily about cisgendered heterosexual men, is that as they move into the world of men, they may look outside their mother for guidance. Whereas daughters don't have to. We can keep the focus on our mother, ideally. I also find that men don't necessarily identify with this term.

I think men have been taught from a very young age, don't feel, don't trust. And so emotions are not accessible. And then if you associate something with mom, it might be a sign of weakness. So I find that men will speak about their mothers in very reverential ways, respectful ways, or not speak about her at all.

I think men have been taught from a very young age, don't feel, don't trust. And so emotions are not accessible. And then if you associate something with mom, it might be a sign of weakness. So I find that men will speak about their mothers in very reverential ways, respectful ways, or not speak about her at all.

I think men have been taught from a very young age, don't feel, don't trust. And so emotions are not accessible. And then if you associate something with mom, it might be a sign of weakness. So I find that men will speak about their mothers in very reverential ways, respectful ways, or not speak about her at all.

And as men grow, if they are fortunate enough to be attached to a nurturing female partner or any partner who's nurturing, they don't feel mother hunger because they're getting nurtured. Das ist so faszinierend.

And as men grow, if they are fortunate enough to be attached to a nurturing female partner or any partner who's nurturing, they don't feel mother hunger because they're getting nurtured. Das ist so faszinierend.

And as men grow, if they are fortunate enough to be attached to a nurturing female partner or any partner who's nurturing, they don't feel mother hunger because they're getting nurtured. Das ist so faszinierend.

Ja, genau.

Ja, genau.

Ja, genau.

Motherhunger, I think, exists on a spectrum that Because mother hunger comes from inadequate nurturing, protection or guidance, Für einige Mädchen gab es vielleicht viele coole, liebende Momente mit der Mutter, aber sie fühlte sich nicht immer sicher, sagen wir mal.

Motherhunger, I think, exists on a spectrum that Because mother hunger comes from inadequate nurturing, protection or guidance, Für einige Mädchen gab es vielleicht viele coole, liebende Momente mit der Mutter, aber sie fühlte sich nicht immer sicher, sagen wir mal.

Motherhunger, I think, exists on a spectrum that Because mother hunger comes from inadequate nurturing, protection or guidance, Für einige Mädchen gab es vielleicht viele coole, liebende Momente mit der Mutter, aber sie fühlte sich nicht immer sicher, sagen wir mal.

Oder sie konnte nicht wirklich die Beleidigung suchen, weil sie entweder während formativer Jahre gestorben war oder sie nicht die Chance hatte, sich selbst zu entwickeln. Also kann sie nicht unbedingt ihre Tochter in vollem Entwicklung bewegen. So depending on which developmental need was missing or if all three were missing, it can definitely impact the degree of mother hunger.