Dealing with a difficult mother can leave a daughter wondering if she is worthy of love. From infancy and beyond, every daughter learns who she is, how to love and be loved, first from her relationship with her mother. This relationship is the foundation...
( Estranged Daughters: What They Wished Mom Understood ) ( If you'd rather listen- go to the end of the post for the audio version) You've cut Mom off...and now she wants a second chance or to reconcile. Should you let her back in or stick to your guns and stay...
( Please note- The following specifically focuses on the experience of daughters parented by mothers with untreated BPD. Not every symptom will affect every daughter, and certainly not to the same degree. My observations are based on 30 years of clinical practice and...
( How to break free from an overbearing and controlling mother) A manipulative, intrusive, overbearing, micromanaging.... controlling Mother can make your life miserable. In the extreme, it can be soul-crushing and do violence to your sense of agency, leaving...
( 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) Your mother has issues. Boy, does she have issues..manipulative, intrusive, self-absorbed, and critical......
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 describe your Mother's behavior. Yes, she's difficult; impossible is more like...