Dear Daughter Part 1 - The Struggle Is Real

About this episode

Erin discusses the challenges of self-love faced by children of narcissistic parents and emphasizes the possibility of overcoming these struggles.

Join Erin and her guests, as they delve into what it means to be a child of a narcissistic parent. Each fortnightly episode is crammed full of honesty, humour and hope. In this episode, I discuss one of the biggest struggles of children raised by narcissists…the struggle for self-love. Although the struggle is real, it does not mean it is impossible or that we are incapable of loving ourselves. Quite the opposite is true. Narcissists do their best to control or manipulate everything, including our self-worth and self-confidence, but they don’t get to define who we are or who we become. Remember, just like lists of side effects or symptoms of medications or conditions, the lists I provide are just that…suggested lists. You may relate to one, some, none or all. No matter the number, we can safely say and agree that the struggle for self-love is REAL. In spite of that and in spite of them, we can choose to become happy, hopeful people who love the incredible human beings we have become.

People in this episode

Host: Erin

Topics covered

• narcissistic parents
• self-love
• mental health
• childhood struggles
• personal growth

Keywords

• narcissism
• self-worth
• self-confidence
• mental health
• personal development

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