By Britney Longarzo My Eating Disorder Began Before I Was Born
My mother and her intense body image issues were projected on me from birth. I was told the moment they…
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My Husband Loves Me In Ways My Narcissistic Mother Never Did
Oftentimes, people wonder how different their lives would be if they hadn’t met a certain someone. If they hadn’t gotten…
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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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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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By Autumn Knapp Learning to Forgive My Mother Took Time
Our culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…
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A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t
It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
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You Are Not Your Narcissistic Mother
A mother should be someone who loves you unconditionally. Someone who brings comfort and peace. She should be someone who…
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My Toxic Mother Tears Me Down, But I Will Rise Above
Please find it in your heart to be both my mother and my friend. As I do with my own…
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I’m Going Through the Motions With My Mom
I love Mother’s Day because I am now a mother to my three beautiful children whom I adore so much,…
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By Jennifer Vail You’re Still Allowed To Grieve the Loss of a Toxic Mother
I’d thought many times about how I’d feel the day my mom died. It wouldn’t be a celebration by any…
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I Refuse To Be Anything Like My Narcissistic Mother
Do you know what it’s like to never know what mood is going to meet you at the door? Do…
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