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Book

Will I ever be good enough? : healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers

Call Number

  • 616.85854 M4788 (CEN)

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Edition

First Atria paperback edition.

Publication Information

New York : Atria Paperback, 2013.

Physical Description

xxi, 243 pages ; 22 cm

Summary

The first book for daughters who have suffered the abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert advice readers need to overcome debilitating histories and reclaim their lives.

Contents

  • Recognizing the problem. The emotional burden you carry ; The empty mirror: my mother and me ; The faces of maternal narcissism ; Where is daddy? The rest of the narcissistic nest ; Image is everything: put a smile on that pretty little face
  • How narcissistic mothering affects your entire life. I try so hard! The high-achieving daughter ; What's the use? The self-sabotaging daughter ; Romantic fallout: trying to win at love where I failed with Mom ; Help! I'm becoming my mother: daughters as mothers
  • Ending the legacy. First steps: how it feels, not how it looks ; A part of and apart from: separating from mother ; Becoming the woman I truly am: deserving daughters ; My turn: dealing with mother during recovery ; Filling the empty mirror: ending the narcissistic legacy.

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