From the Book - First Free Press hbk. edition.
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
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
Suggested reading and movie viewing source lists
From the Book - First Atria paperback edition.
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.
