You could suffer from “Missing Mother Syndrome” if you experience following conditions on a regular basis:

You feel lost, out of place, and unsafe in this world There is an underlying sadness in your life, even if nothing is wrong You tend to feel lonely and depressed, especially at other people's "Happy Family" gatherings You hate your body or are unsure about "being a woman" You have abandonment or anger issues that hurt your relationships You experience social stress - You either try to stay invisible, or you have a compulsion to be in limelight Any major crisis in your life, like a divorce, job loss, or bereavement, throws you right back into painful past There is a lot of fear, anxiety, or even guilt and shame in your life You feel homesick without knowing where "home" is You are trying too hard to be happy and "perfect" You take rejection very personally You believe that everybody else gets their act together - except for you

With tapping, deep seated negative emotions and painful memories are brought to surface and released – fast and with little additional distress. Gary Craig, founder of EFT: “EFT has a high success rate with trauma and abuse issues, especially when applied to specific events.”

Happiness is not a single, solid “thing” one can chase down doggedly, obtain and possess. It is rather a fluid quality that evolves naturally, when obstructions that keep it from being are dissolved. Childhood trauma is certainly one of main obstructions. Sometimes, a condition that is obvious, is not real problem. To recognize that “Missing Mother Syndrome” is underlying cause of never feeling “right”, can be first step on a woman’s Healing Journey.

As people working in small home-businesses, we can help to make change in these areas. By stepping out of brick and mortar business world we have already effectively said no to corporate politics. Already, far more women are having success with online and home businesses than with regular corporations. Just look at Meg Whitman of Ebay and Abbie Drew of DEMC. Although Meg came into Ebay later in game, she has made it most successful online retail auction business in world. Abbie Drew started from scratch, and now DEMC, Internet's very first business ezine, provides advertising and expert small business advice for hundreds of thousands of people.

This is all great, but why not take it a step further? Take a stand for gender rights and commit to treating men and women with absolute equality in all your business dealings. When making a decision to use someone's services or ask for someone's advice be open minded. Remember, it's your colleague's track-record, qualifications and personality that make them great businessperson they are, not their gender.