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  • Adult Children of Narcissists Recovery, Book 1
  • Written by: Caroline Foster
  • Narrated by: Trei Taylor
  • Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (152 ratings)

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Narcissistic Mothers: How to Handle a Narcissistic Parent and Recover from CPTSD

Written by: Caroline Foster
Narrated by: Trei Taylor
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If you are an adult child of a narcissistic mother, this audiobook is for you, and if you are not sure whether your abusive mother is a pathological narcissist, you will find out.

If you listen to this audiobook:

  • You will become aware of all the reasons why your childhood was so traumatic.
  • You will learn how to deal with your narcissistic mother without being her victim any longer.
  • You will find out all dysfunctional beliefs and habits that you developed during your childhood.
  • You will learn how to contrast Complex Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms. 

The issue of toxic mothers challenges the status quo in so many ways but does need to be addressed. Adult children of narcissistic parents are often plagued with so much guilt and sense of deep obligation and shame that they feel duty-bound to keep whatever happened in the family secret, even when it is shredding their lives. It’s really difficult to share your experience because narcissists, and especially a narcissistic mother, can be very good at creating the perfect image of the family for outsiders.

The solution is not forgiving or forgetting, but understanding and working on your self-development, and finally taking back control of your life.

Even if you were born in the wrong place, growing up dealing with an abusive mother, you can leave the past behind and build a better future by taking control of your life. This audiobook is a painful path of awareness, but it is also the first step of a journey toward a better life.

©2019 Caroline Foster (P)2020 Caroline Foster

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Robotic narration

Excellent book but the extremely robotic narration made it very difficult to sit through. Took me quite a few listens to make it through the whole thing.

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Great listen

I truly enjoyed this. I only have my mother left as a parent and unfortunately she was awful to me my whole life.

I'm trying to be a better person and understand her so I can understand how to react or not react to her nonsense. it's a great listen and had given my lots of tips and ways to be a better person myself.

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eye opening.

loved it and will definitely listen to it again as someone who comes from the unique world of narcissistic parents. This was extremely validating and gave me hope for the future.

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AI reader is irritating

The "woman" who reads this sounds like a robot - emphasis on the wrong words, flat affect - very hard to listen to. Content ok.

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well that explains a bunch

tears of sadness as hearing about this topic and how horrifically it affects us is painful...and tears of relief for the same reason as it is very validating

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Just what I needed

This book made me understand so much of my childhood, especially the Golden child - scapegoat part. Lots of a-ha moments. Leaves you with a great desire to finally take back control of your life.

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clinical textbook, not a story

The majority of the book discusses mothers and their sons. while there are sections about daughters, they're not nearly as in depth.

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LOVE

I really enjoyed this. extremely eye opening and just a big feeling of relief! Wow!

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encouraging

in these 3 quick hours I basically got a story of my life. now I'm looking forward to going to therapy because at the end of the day. its not actually your fault. and truelly you're worth it. Have a wonderful day.

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very good book - narration sounds like Siri 1.0

loved it. especially towards the end where she talks about how to overcome.
narration sounds robotic but bearable.

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