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Title:

Will I ever be good enough? : healing the daughters of narcissistic mothers / Karyl McBride.

Edition:

1st Free Press hbk. ed.

Publisher:

Free Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xvi, 243 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

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

Other Authors:

McBride, Karyl.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-232).

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

1416551328
9781416551324

LCCN:

2008014676

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

GLAX641 -- Marshalltown Community College Library (Marshalltown)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)