my book
CUTTING THE CORD - A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR AND GUIDE FOR BREAKING GENERATIONAL CYCLES
Cutting the Cord is for the woman who’s finally ready to face the mother wound,
not with blame, but with the courage to name what has never been spoken in her family. Part memoir, part guide, this book follows Anna’s personal story—of being the “good daughter,” until she realized that goodness was costing her everything.
Inside, you’ll find:
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🔍 Stories that mirror your own unspoken experiences
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✏️ Reflective prompts to name the patterns you've inherited (and want to release)
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💡 Tools to reclaim your boundaries, your body, and your voice
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❤️ Permission to love your mother and still choose yourself
This is not a book about cutting people off.
It’s a book about cutting through the guilt, silence, and generational scripts that keep you stuck in shame
A portion of the proceeds directly support SOS Children’s Village Philippines.
Click here learn more about our Heart Space Campaign.
Letting go of the need to be perfect, I began to see my mother and myself with new clarity. It was as though I was looking at an old photograph and noticing details that had previously escaped me. Our connection no longer rested on what I thought I should be or what I believed she expected of me. Instead, it blossomed into something more genuine.
- Chapter 2 - Cutting the Cord of Perfectionism
I hope these reflections inspire us to create a world where little girls grow up without seeing their peers as rivals. Rather than measuring themselves against one another, may the next generation of women recognize that our true strength comes from learning from one another.
- Chapter 5 Cutting the Cord of Female Rivalry
Perhaps the most similar concern within our complex maternal relationships was the fact that we never shared our personal thoughts and feelings with our mothers. For Joy, it was due to the fear of burdening her already struggling mother. For me, it was because I grew up listening to my mother’s despair that I could not fathom pestering someone about my worries.
- Chapter 6 - Cutting the Cord of Over-Responsibility
- Anna Florentino, Cutting the Cord
