( If you would rather listen -go to the end of the post for the audio version) If you've landed here... you know I've created an entire website devoted to calling out difficult mothers and helping their daughters. Yikes! I've taken the hardest job on the planet...
(How to deal with an elderly Narcissistic mother- READ/WATCH/LISTEN) You thought Mom was a handful when she was in her prime. WELLLLLLLL, Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. SURPRISE! Instead of softening with age and becoming...
Narcissistic Mother Empath Daughter = The Good Daughter Syndrome. ( If you would rather listen- go to the end of the post for the audio version of this post) If you are empathic and your mother is narcissistic, borderline, or just plain difficult, you might be...
Just once you'd like to get off the phone or come away from a visit with Mom and feel good about yourself, is that too much to ask? Apparently so. Instead, you feel beaten down, dismissed, demoralized, and never good enough. What's worse, dealing with her causes you...
( Covert Narcissistic Mother) ( For the audio version of this post go to the end of the article) You've read about narcissistic mothers... and the descriptions don't exactly fit your Mother's behavior. Yes, she's difficult; impossible is more like it......
( Things narcissistic mothers say- READ/WATCH/LISTEN) The things narcissistic mothers say are as predictable as they are telling. However, the things narcissistic mothers say will tell you everything you need to know about their motives. Empower...
(Narcissistic, Borderline and Histrionic Personality Disorders all have this in common) You may know mom drives you crazy but you don't exactly why acts the way she does. All you know is that it hurts. You may know she is narcissistic, borderline, or...
The heartbreak and gift of letting your daughter go Dear Teenaged Daughter, (written 10 years ago) You have that far away look in your eyes now. Home isn’t the center of your universe. I knew it would be this way. I just didn’t know how...
You know the feeling. You are just itching to give advice, but you can sense it isn’t the best thing to do. ( how to listen to your daughter instead of giving advice and why you should) You've noticed: -Your advice always seems to fall on deaf ears. -You can talk...