"Dear Daughter of a Narcisstic Mother ...": 100 Letters to Help You Heal and Thrive

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers #2

by Danu Morrigan

Author and owner of website DaughtersOfNarcissisticMothers [dot] com, Danu Morrigan, sends you—the daughter of a narcissistic mother—one hundred letters of warmth, humour, validation, support and encouragement.

Danu says: "My absolute intention is that these letters will be your route-map, guide and even your friend as you travel on your journey to full healing from your toxic upbringing, and then to thriving in your life going forward."

What others say: 'The letters are coming out in a book? That's great!!!!! I would like to have the letters to read over for meditation. I learn something every time I go back and reread them.'

'Your site and your weekly letters have been not only empowering, but incredibly vindicating. I won't say I couldn't have done it without them, but they certainly helped conceive my rebirth and encourage it to grow and flourish.'

'I find your descriptions of specific details and emotional landscape are really enlightening and validating for the type of emotions and experiences I encounter, which I may not be realizing myself, because of the usual mental unclarity, confusion, fog and such things. You put names and words and meaning to these experiences, and that is so useful, like a breeze of air in a stuffed room.'

'Your letters have been a godsend. I can't tell you how much they have helped me.' S.D.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 22, 2017

About the author

Pseudonym for Tracy Culleton.

Reviews

[Fiona Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

I was glad to find this book to help me gain some insight in to my Mother's behaviour. I could relate to some but not all of it. Generally I found it helped me feel less alone in dealing with this issue. I hope other daughters with difficult relationships with their Mothers' find this helpful.

[dejah_thoris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Purchased. I'm not sure if I'll keep it or copy the pages I need instead. Excellent perspective and advice if you know or suspect your mother was a narcissist. Almost as useful to me as "Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers" by Karyl McBride, Ph. D.

[Traceylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why

These books about this are helping me to understand why I am like this and why I feel like I do.

[Tammielyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would've given this book five stars just for the 'Bonsai Children' chapter.

[Anneli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro que ayuda a comprendernos a nosotras mismas y a entender nuestros sentimientos. Muy agradecida con Danu por cada una de sus cartas!

[Lily Heron · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly repetition from the author's previous book, but well organised to skip to appropriate letters/chapters for ease of access.

[Christine Louise · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found the entire body of this work disturbing. I bought this book and others to assist clients of mine whose lives are still affected today by emotionally abusive upbringings. The letters to the daughters are frankly shocking, negative and almost predatory in nature. The most disturbing part..."She never loved you" I think you have narcissism confused with sociopathy. There is quite a spectrum of narcissism and to coach a reader into basically writing off their parent is twisted, self-serving in a very sick manner and wrong. I am hoping the very angry author who seems to display some very questionable narcissistic traits, has sought therapy because wow... what a terrible book which breeds nothing but more contempt and hate. Sick