Will I ever be good enough? : healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers / Karyl McBride.
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TextPublisher: New York : Free Press, 2008Edition: 1st Free Press hbk. edDescription: xvi, 243 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 1416551328; 9781416551324Subject(s): Mothers and daughters -- Psychology | Narcissism | Self-acceptance| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | RC553.N36 W22 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | 0001287I |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232).
Introduction -- Recognizing the problem -- The emotional burden you carry -- The empty mirror: my mother and me -- The faces of maternal narcissism -- Where is daddy? Other members 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 -- How it feels, not how it looks: first steps -- 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 -- Appendix -- Suggested reading and movie viewing source lists -- Notes.