You love your mother, but she drives you crazy.She controls, criticizes, and butts into your life constantly. Then when you try and set boundaries, the pushback, and resulting guilt is so bad you tell yourself... it's just not worth it.Is your mother narcissistic, borderline, or just plain difficult?Are you empathetic, sensitive, and kind?Do you feel stuck in your relationship with Mom--trying to please her but never feeling good enough?- feel responsible for Mom's emotional well-being?-struggle to set boundaries without feeling guilty or get so much pushback you end up feeling like ...it's just not worth it?If so, chances are you have fallen into one or all of the hidden psychological traps that constitute The Good Daughter Syndrome.Many self-aware daughters of narcissistic, borderline, or just plain difficult mothers know they need to stand up to their mothers and set healthy boundaries. Yet, they can't bring themselves to do it and don't know why.They are caught in unconscious traps they can't see or fully understand.Trapped by their difficult mother's needs, the empathetic daughter can't see a way to break free and still feel like a good person.She can't see these traps that keep her parallelized with guilt... or going round and round having the same arguments and getting nowhere with Mom, but I can.Even better, I know how to escape them.After helping hundreds of "Good" daughters break free as a psychotherapist, I have discovered four unconscious traps that cause attuned daughters to put their mother’s needs ahead of their own.1) The Never Good Enough Trap keeps her chasing her mother’s approval, although it never comes.2) The Guilt Trap keeps her feeling responsible for her mother’s happiness, unable to say "No" or stand up for herself.3) The Self-doubt Trap chains her to an internalized critical mother voice and steals her confidence.4) The Mixed Message Trap causes her to accept her mother's shaming messages and tell herself it is "for your own good."I expose the unconscious agreements (made in childhood) and accompanying false core beliefs that give each trap its staying power. Then, using the newest advances in attachment research, trauma-informed practices, and neurobiology, I help daughters trapped in the Good Daughter role escape and break the cycle of intergenerational wounding so that they can-Stand up to Mom with confidence.Stop feeling responsible for their mother's happiness.Set healthy boundaries that stick.Banish the negative internalized mother and conquer self-doubt.Say "no" to Mom without letting guilt stop them.Following my step-by-step system, you can escape this destructive dynamic, finally feel good enough, stand up to your mother without guilt, and replace self-doubt with self-trust and shame with self-acceptance.Then, whether or not your mother ever changes, you can break free of this disempowering dynamic and claim a life that is truly your own.
✔ Author(s): Katherine Fabrizio
✔ Title: The Good Daughter Syndrome: Help For Empathic Daughters of Narcissistic, Borderline, or Difficult Mothers Trapped in the Role of the Good Daughter
✔ Rating : 4.9 out of 5 base on (58 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: B0C9G4MZJY
✔ ISBN-13: 978B0C9G4MZJ9
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about The Good Daughter Syndrome by Katherine Fabrizio
Lucy Garraway
The world-building in this book was simply phenomenal. I was transported to a different realm and felt like I was part of the characters' journey. The attention to detail made it all so immersive.
Virginia Savage
This book has reignited my passion for reading. It reminded me of the sheer joy that can be found in losing oneself in the pages of a good story. I can't wait to explore more books now.
Iris Watts
The depth of character development was astounding. I felt like I knew each person intimately, understanding their hopes, fears, and dreams. It made the story so much more meaningful.
