Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

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5 Aug 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment Dr. Jameca Cooper highlights a frequently overlooked issue within the Black community: the strained mother‑daughter relationship. Drawing from her therapeutic practice, she notes that many Black women experience a lack of affection during childhood, which not only affects their bond with their mothers but also reverberates into friendships, peer interactions, and romantic partnerships. The speaker frames this pattern as an intergenerational transmission of relational strain, suggesting that early emotional neglect can shape how Black women relate to others throughout their lives.

One of the things we don't talk about in the Black community is the strained relationships between mothers and daughters. I come across it a lot in therapy. It's an issue that seems to carry over into the relationships that Black women have with each other. It starts off with this lack of affection when women are growing up, and it carries over into other relationships and even romantic relationships.