Why Narcissistic Mothers Hurt the Ones They Love

Why Narcissistic Mothers Hurt the Ones They Love

From Lisa A Romano Breakdown to Breakthroughs by Lisa A. Romano

March 23, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

This episode explores the impact of narcissistic mothers on their children and the healing process from such emotional wounds.

Were you raised by a narcissistic mother? Did you grow up feeling dismissed, unseen and unable to connect with the one you loved, and needed to survive? If so, it is important to recognize the deep wounds that occur at the level of your inner child, the ones that control how you perceive yourself, your value and control how you feel, all outside of conscious awareness. One of the most difficult things about being the child of a narcissistic mother, is assuming responsibility for why your mother was unable to provide you with the kind of consistent, healthy, nurturing love a child needs. And so, in today's episode, you are going to learn why and how it is a narcissistic mother hurts the ones they love. Why a session such as this one? Conversations like this one are important, because they help you to find the space between feeling shame and observing shame as a natural outcome. Narcissistic abuse infects your soul. You assume responsibility for how you feel, the shame, the unworthiness; you accept it all. So when we step back and observe why and how narcissistic mothers can so easily and naturally hurt their children, in this new state of awareness, healing can begin. It was never…

People in this episode

Host: Lisa A. Romano

Topics covered

  • narcissistic mothers
  • emotional abuse
  • inner child healing
  • self-worth
  • shame
  • narcissistic abuse

Keywords

  • narcissism
  • mother
  • emotional wounds
  • self-perception
  • healing
  • shame
  • narcissistic abuse

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