Raised By Narcissists

We can''t choose our parents. But we can choose how we deal with them. In Raised By Narcissists , counselling psychologist Dr Sarah Davies offers practical, realistic advice on how to heal from the trauma and toxicity of a narcissistic parent. Drawing on case studies from her own practice, as well as her personal experience, Raised by Narcissists will teach you how to: - Recognise narcissistic behaviour in your upbringing and how it has impacted you - Identify the roles your narcissistic parent created in your family, including The Golden Child, The Black Sheep and The Enabler - Manage communication and boundaries with a narcissistic parent - Combat negative self-beliefs stemming from narcissism - Develop strategies for healing and self-care Having a narcissistic parent can create long lasting effects on our self-esteem, confidence and subsequent relationships. Raised By Narcissists will teach you to acknowledge and begin to heal from the difficult experience of narcissistic parental abuse, reclaim your experience and move on to build a better future.

Préface
A trusted psychologist helps you identify and work through the long-term effects of having a narcissistic parent

Auteur
Dr Sarah Davies is an author, chartered counselling psychologist and trauma therapist who specialises in narcissistic abuse, co-dependency and related trauma. She is the author of How to Leave A Narcissist ... For Good and has been featured in publications including the Guardian, Daily Mail and Sunday Times.

Résumé
'One of Britain's leading experts on narcissism' The Times 'A compassionate how-to guide which will ring legions of bells for anyone with dysfunctional or toxic parents' -Jonathan Maitland, author and playwright of How to Survive Your Mother Was your childhood dysfunctional? Was your parent more like a demanding child than a loving caregiver? Perhaps your parent is a narcissist. Raised by Narcissists helps you identify parental narcissism and narcissistic abuse to understand the harmful dynamics at play in a toxic family environment - and shows you how to heal and move forward with your life. You will learn how to: - Manage an ongoing relationship with your parent, including going low-contact and no-contact - Address fractured family relationships - Combat inherited negative self-beliefs and unhealthy thought patterns - Break the trauma cycle to build a loving family of your own Our childhoods shape us, but they are not a life sentence. Compassionate and practical, Dr Sarah Davies draws on clinical expertise and personal experience to acknowledge the complexity of being a narcissist's child and repair the damage from your upbringing.