145. When Healing Advice Doesn’t Fit: The Mother Wound Across Families and Cultures

What do you do when your narcissistic mother can look loving, supportive, or generous in public, but your private experience of her keeps telling you something very different?This week on Mayhem, we’r...

30 Syys 26min

What happens when your narcissistic mother turns the family against you and everyone starts treating you like the problem?This week on Mayhem, we’re talking about what can happen when a difficult moth...

23 Syys 55min

Guilt can be one of the hardest parts of healing from a narcissistic or emotionally limited mother. How do you know when guilt means you’ve actually done something wrong and when it’s the result of br...

16 Syys 45min

What happens when something ordinary in your life suddenly makes your body feel unsafe, even when you know there’s no real danger?In this episode, we look at why trauma triggers can persist long after...

9 Syys 58min

What does it actually mean to "take up space" after growing up with a narcissistic or emotionally limited mother?We’re talking about why taking up space feels so vulnerable for daughters, how childhoo...

2 Syys 21min

Do you feel guilty asking for help, putting yourself first, or even having preferences? If you've spent your life feeling like a burden, I’ve got you. In this episode, we're talking about the invisibl...

26 Elo 33min

Why does making friends and finding community feel so much harder after growing up with a narcissistic or emotionally immature mother? This week, we talk about how childhood trauma shapes connection, ...

19 Elo 43min

What happens when your narcissistic mother starts therapy? What if your emotionally immature or narcissistic mother seems to be changing after years of hurt, manipulation, or emotional abuse? How do y...

12 Elo 46min