When you're the only child of a narcissistic mother, you end up feeling like your experience exists in an echo chamber. 

You're the golden child one second and the scapegoat the next.

When you become an adult, it can feel like everything falls on you, that you have to stay connected with her because if not you, who?

Here's how to navigate all of that.
 
Question for the show? Heather@DaughtersNPD.com

When you're the only child of a narcissistic mother, you end up feeling like your experience exists in an echo chamber. You're the golden child one second and the scapegoat the next. When you become an adult, it can feel like everything falls on you, that you have to stay connected with her because if not you, who? Here's how to navigate all of that. Question for the show? Heather@DaughtersNPD.com

35. Sole Survivor: Surviving Narcissism as the Only Child

Welcome to Mother Mayhem, the podcast for daughters of narcissistic and emotionally limited mothers. I’m Heather Gray, licensed therapist and narcissistic abuse recovery expert. If you're healing from the mother wound, emotional neglect, or childhood trauma, you’re in the right place.

Start with the first 8 episodes—they lay the foundation for your healing. Learn to understand your experience, set boundaries, and build more honest, grounded relationships. Listener questions are welcome. You’re not alone. Other daughters are here. I am, too.

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Welcome to Mother Mayhem, the podcast for daughters of narcissistic and emotionally limited mothers. I’m Heather Gray, licensed therapist and narcissistic abuse recovery expert. If you're healing from the mother wound, emotional neglect, or childhood trauma, you’re in the right place. Start with the first 8 episodes—they lay the foundation for your healing. Learn to understand your experience, set boundaries, and build more honest, grounded relationships. Listener questions are welcome. You’re not alone. Other daughters are here. I am, too.

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