Free mini-course
Let the Cards Carry You Home
If you grew up with a mother who was more critical than comforting, more controlling than connected, you’re not alone. And you’re not imagining how ingrained that trauma is. It shows up in the way we overthink and overgive. It's the ghost haunting our confidence, our relationships, and our sense of safety. But what if there was a tool to help you tap into the very thing you needed from her within yourself?Â
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Tarot isn’t just a tool for insight,
it’s a mirror for healing.
When used with care, Tarot cards can reconnect you to the wise, nurturing, protective parts of yourself trauma pushed into hiding. I've designed this free mini-course to help you shine light into those hidden places, one card at a time.
As a daughter of a tough mother you are unique but not alone. Tarot is an especially gentle way to access an ancient wisdom that is both universal and personal. Through powerful archetypes like the Empress, the Sun, and the Queens, and framing that makes their stories yours, you will start to see how their strength, grit, unconditional love and nurture mirrors your own untapped well.
What You'll Get...
- Custom Tarot spread templates designed specifically for the daughter's journey. These spreads are the foundation for gentle rituals when you need clarity, containment, or encouragement.
- Cards for setting boundaries with compassion and strength
- Cards for trusting your instincts (combating gaslighting or self-doubt)
- Cards to help hold your anger, grief, and joy
Each spread includes prompts to help you interpret the cards through a reparenting lens. This course invites you to think about Tarot in a new way, not prediction--but empowerment.
Tarot doesn’t show you the future — it shows you the forgotten inner resources within you that can shape it.Â
― ivy garcia, founder, tap into the motherlode
from our founder
I’m Ivy, and this is personal
If you’re reading this, then you and I have a thing or two in common. I know what it's like to spend years untangling gaslighting from truth, shame from identity, and how to feel safe in my body and gut. Tarot was one of my first tools for coming home to myself. Not all at once, but card by card, I fell in love with the stories, and the power of these archetypes to make me feel seen, held, and brave. I created Motherlode to be intimate and real. So in this free offering, I’m going to share with you how Tarot became a mirror for my unmet needs and unwanted behaviors. A doorway to the nurturing archetypes I didn’t grow up with but learned to tap in to. And dear daughter, that's exactly what I wish for you too.
free webinar + starter guide
Tarot Tools for Daughters of Tough Mothers
A gentle and clear-eyed webinar for using Tarot to help soothe our particular brand of wound. Learn to use the cards to help soften triggers, understand patterns, and tap into a powerful inner well of strength — no Tarot experience needed.
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