I’m Letting Go of My Toxic Mother
My mom died. She died, but I became free. For the very first time in my life, I’m not worried…
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When Your Mother’s Love Is Toxic, Is It Really Love?
They say a mother's love is unconditional. That’s what they say at least. But my mother's love, if you’ll even…
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Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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By Claudia Caramiello I Wish My Family Could See More than My Faults
I am and always will be a self-described mini-train wreck. I’m disorganized, have trouble keeping my house clean, and my…
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Sometimes Letting Go of Uninvolved Family Is the Only Way Forward
As I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
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By Her View From Home I Was Never Good Enough for My Mother, So I’m Done Trying
I’m on a path in life that is so different from what I ever imagined growing up. It’s a path…
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By Sarah Hamelman I Went No-Contact With My Toxic Mom: Here’s What It’s Like
Two and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…
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Even When It’s Right, Walking Away Hurts
It’s a weird thing, mourning the living. It’s like your brain just can’t quite wrap itself around the process the…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You
How desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…
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It’s Lonely As the Daughter of a Narcissistic Mother
You hear a lot about being mothered during your mothering season . . . Calling your mom throughout the day…
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By Jennifer Vail The Holiday Season’s Hottest Dish: Boundaries
This holiday season as you’re making preparations for family visits, school parties, church events, food drives, travel, cooking, cleaning, shopping,…
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By Connie Cumming My Toxic Father Does Not Define Me
I don’t have a father, and it’s completely fine. It really, really is. It’s taken me 40 years to say…
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