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

The first book for daughters who have suffered the abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers