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Stephanie Kriesburg on Narcissistic Mothers
If our role models are narcissists, what is the impact on us? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush interviews Stephanie Kriesburg about helping women who grew up with narcissistic mothers and the damage they caused.
“A narcissistic mother looks like an adult on the outside, but inside she’s much younger.”
Show Notes:
Ideally, we think of a mother as a caring, loving, nurturing, compassionate human—but that’s not always the case. Women who grow up with mothers who have narcissistic personality disorder often wind up as adults with harsh inner critics, anxiety and feelings that they are not good enough. In this episode of the Woman Worriers podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., welcomes Stephanie Kriesburg, Psy.D., a Boston-area psychologist who specializes in helping women with narcissistic mothers overcome worry and self-doubt. They talk about what narcissism is, how narcissistic parents can impact their children and how women who grew up in the shadows of narcissists can come to terms with those relationships, find their own voice and learn to trust themselves again.
Listen and learn:
Why it’s difficult for women to overcome growing up with a mother who is a narcissist
What defines a narcissist and why narcissism doesn’t look like what you probably think it does—and why understanding it helps daughters heal
Why conversations with your narcissistic mother may feel like you’re trying to reason with a child
Reasons why someone might develop a narcissistic personality disorder
What drives narcissists to behave the way they do
Why narcissistic mothers can be so supportive sometimes and then suddenly turn rejecting and critical
Why you might feel so isolated if your mother was a narcissist
Traits that many daughters of narcissists share
What’s involved in therapy for women who want to explore their relationship with a narcissistic parent and its impact on them
The emotions that may come up when trying to figure out what boundaries feel right for you
How you might wind up with other narcissists in your life and what you need to learn to cope with those relationships
The decisions you will face as you come to terms with your mother’s narcissism
Where to find resources to learn more about narcissism
Was your mother a narcissist? Take a quiz and find out.
Learn More:
> Dr. Stephanie Kriesburg’s website (scroll down for quiz, “Are You the Daughter of a Narcissistic Parent?”)
> Dr. Stephanie Kriesburg on Twitter
> Sarri Gilman’s Transform Your Boundaries® website
> Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, Ph.D., P.C.
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
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