Healing Begins with Awareness, Understanding and Action!
Children of mothers with narcissistic tendencies find it difficult to get the nurturing and acceptance we need to develop a healthy sense of identity, self-esteem, and self-worth. As adults, we may treat ourselves accordingly; disliking, ignoring, or neglecting ourselves, taking unnecessary risks, attracting or being attracted to people who aren't good for us, minimizing ourselves so others can feel good, staying in hurtful relationships, and putting ourselves last or not at all. We often have difficulty overcoming feelings of unlovableness, unworthiness, loneliness and the “not good enough’s.” We may be perfectionists because that’s how we earn love, affection, and respect. We may secretly fear being alone, and form one-sided, unfulfilling relationships but find it almost impossible to leave them.
Support, Validation and Growth
If any of this sounds familiar, you are not alone. If there is a feeling of manipulation, power struggle, or unkindness in your relationship with your mother, this book can help. If you second-guess your memory, doubt your judgment or sanity, or continually seek your mother's withheld affection, attention, or approval, this book can explain why.
Drawing from her personal healing journey from narcissistic abuse, Diane has developed effective recovery tools and strategies that she happily shares with others seeking growth in their own recovery.
Her approach emphasizes self-awareness, intention, self-care, and establishing healthy boundaries as essential components in the healing process.
Her professional portfolio is diverse, encompassing fields such as Domestic and Partner Abuse Counseling, Court Advocacy, Geriatric Care Management, Developmental Disability Services, Vocational Rehabilitation, Information Management, and Mental Health Education.
Her highly praised Lemon Moms series is an emotionally supportive collection that specifically addresses healing the harmful effects of narcissistic mothers.
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