McBride, Karyl.

Will I ever be good enough? : healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers / Karyl McBride. - New York : Free Press, c2008. - 243 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227 - 232) and index.

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.

9781416551324 1416551328

2008014676


Narcissism.
Self-acceptance.
Mothers and daughters--Psychology.

RC553.N36 / W54 2008

616.85/854