Narcissistic Mothers: How to Handle a Narcissistic Parent and Recover from CPTSD

Product Information

The author discusses the different forms of covert or overt manipulation used by toxic parents, as well as the physical and/or emotional scars caused not just by the offending parent, but also by apathy of non-offending parent. This stripped Janice of any sense that her wishes and voice were important – something to be respected. It could be her child not performing as well as she wants them to at school or it could be because her child said the wrong thing in front of company. Having done my own recovery work from my distorted maternal legacy, I can say that I've been there and I can help you change yours too. She does, however, believe that understanding why our parents behave in the manner they do might help us win the battle.

My greatest hope is that this book will offer you acknowledgment and validation for your profound emotions and allow you to feel whole, healthy, and authentic in who you are today. You'll also find tons of practical tips to help you build healthy, trusting relationships; stop apologizing for the failures of others; and start trusting your own good judgment. This book is like having an ideal therapist at your convenience, who really helps you heal self-doubt and self-rejection. This book will help you undertake a journey of recognition and recovery: of moving on, healing, and claiming your own self as the wonderful, vibrant woman you really are.

Overall, How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self is a detailed look at holistic approach to mental health, focusing on what an individual can do to improve their relationship with past trauma and re-pattern their life.

her much anticipated second book, presents 100 letters written by Danu to fellow victims, containing recognition, advice, techniques and encouragement to break free and remain free from the toxicity of relationship with an NPD mother. This was eye opening for me to understand that my mother’s action or inaction created my internal dialogue.Regardless of the nature of your relationship with a narcissist—spouse, co-worker, friend, or parent —you need to protect yourself from manipulation, exploitation, and deceit. Even if you were born in the wrong place, and you grew up dealing with a narcissistic mother, you can leave the past behind and build a better future. This determinedly objective guide describes concrete steps you can take to disengage from damaging narcissistic behavior, which doesn’t necessarily require you to cut ties with the person altogether. This can generate negative traits in us, trapping us in a cycle of co-dependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma connections. In this engaging read by psychologist Jonice Webb, readers learn more about what it means to have been raised by narcissistic parents.

This book by Elan Golomb is more rooted in memoir than self-help, and while some readers find certain sections to be dated, its ultimate purpose—to make people feel less alone—is completed. Every day, Brittany’s mom would complain about Brittany’s grandmother, saying what an awful person she was and how much misery she caused. Instead of scrolling through your social media news feed, this is a much better way to spend your spare time in my opinion. You cannot fix a lifetime of destructive abuse by reading a book, but you can find the right way to recover and make the first step on your healing journey. However, the pain and emotional scars of a narcissistic childhood are hard to recover from, but a great leap towards the direction of recovery means revisiting those tough memories of growing up and enduring the wrath of your narcissistic mother.This is a how-to book with practical exercises and recommendations for what to say and do to enhance your emotional autonomy and self-awareness. illuminates a very common and unnamed wound -- the wound that results from growing up with a narcissistic mother. I don't have a PhD in psychology, but I do have something most PhD's don't: real life, genuine experiences with abuse and narcissism and decades worth of recovery and healing to help guide others through the same experiences. You will find out all the dysfunctional thoughts and behaviors that you have developed over the years. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.