Recovering from Narcissistic Mothers
A Daughter's Guide

First book of 2025 - I’M STARTING OUT AGGRESSIVE AND VERY CHALANT!! Major awoogas in this book: 1. Ambivalent attachment - caretaker will only tend to needs occasionally 2. The child learns she is a burden if parent cannot connect to her emotional needs 3. “As she grows older, she will not understand w......more

Really good book, wish it was more detailed in areas and tools with the subject matter. It makes really good points but it moves on fast from them. It's a good introduction for someone already on the path of discovery and recovery from the narcissist parent. This is not the book to start with but it......more

One best read a book or find out a lot more about narcissistic mothers before picking up this one, as it's really a workbook - it starts with definitions of what a narcissistic mother is and goes a little into the hows & whys of it, but other than that, there isn't a lot of information pertinent to......more

Let me preface my comments with I was given an ARC of the book. I found the book to be very accessible. There was limited jargon, and whenever it was used, it was clearly defined. How the book is split into 2 halves - the first half defining narcissistic personality disorder and the second half reco......more

An excellent and concise exploration of the emerging concept of narcissistic abuse, particularly as it manifests in the mother-daughter relationship. The book clearly outlines the causes, expressions, and consequences of this form of abuse. While painful to read at times, it offers a compassionate,......more