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Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Matilde Crocini 161 episodes Latest Jun 2, 2026

This podcast is for daughters of narcissistic mothers who have experienced childhood abuse and are still affected by those wounds as adults. Host Matilde Crocini shares her personal journey and over 15 years of experience working with women to help them heal attachment trauma and reclaim their lives. Each episode offers reflections, practical advice, and support for breaking free from survival mode and transforming your life.

Episodes

S2 Ep153: Minimising narcissistic abuse: a survival mechanism that will trap you in toxicity Jun 2, 2026 1456 What is the impact of adapting to maternal narcissistic abuse? This survival mechanism, which has served you powerfully to get to here, has a downside: it impacts your life in more than one way, leaving you trapped in abuse and toxicity not only with your narcissistic mother or family, but also in career, friendships and romantic relationships. In this episode I share the 3 main ways this coping
S2 Ep152: 10 ways your narcissistic mother puts down your creativity and the impact it has on your life May 19, 2026 1815 Self-sabotage, perfectionism, procrastination... This is the impact of all the times your narcissistic mothers has put down your initiative and creativity. In other words, how she received your ideas when you shared them with her as a child and afterwards has determined how you feel about yourself today. If you feel trapped, hopeless and demotivated in your life, this comes from the conditioning
S2 Ep151: How a narcissistic mother uses drama to manipulate you & the impact this has on your life May 5, 2026 1840 How much is the drama your mother creates over nothing impacting your life? Are you putting her needs in front of your all the time just to avoid her drama? It is common for a narcissistic mother to use drama control and manipulate those around her, especially her children. This will not only often create patterns of people pleasing in her adult children, but also will impact their life. Self-sab
S2 Ep150: How to break free from your narcissistic mother's abuse - this will surprise you Apr 21, 2026 1843 How is your narcissistic mother's abuse impacting your life? Do you want to know why despite all the boundaries and maybe even going no contact, you are still not free from the pain she caused you? Breaking free from your narcissistic mother's abuse and toxicity requires two types of work, and most people stop at the first one, never truly breaking free. In this episode I share with you how to tr
S2 Ep149: What to do when your narcissistic mother goes no contact with you Apr 7, 2026 1438 Has your narcissistic mother cut contact with you? Does that leave you feeling she robbed you of your choice to go no contact? The she robbed you of your chance at closure? The silent treatment is a frequently used way by a narcissistic mother to punish her children, but she may not stop there. She can go all the way as to actively go no contact with you. And this can truly hurt. It will trigger
S2 Ep148: Is your mother truly a narcissist? – the #1 thing that you need to WATCH OUT for no matter the label Mar 24, 2026 2065 Are you wondering if your mother is truly a narcissist? How is this confusion impacting your life? Research about narcissism shows that only 2% of people labelled narcissistic are actually diagnosable narcissists. All the rest have narcissistic behaviours or traits. And then there are a bunch of other labels, like bipolar, borderline personality disorder, avoidant and dependant personality disord
S2 Ep147: Just because you care for your narcissistic mother doesn’t mean you have to take the abuse Mar 10, 2026 1527 Do you feel setting a boundary with your narcissistic mother would mean you don't care for her? Or that it would make you a bad daughter? Does that result in you silently taking abuse after abuse all in the name of caring for her? One of the things I get told very often is: I’m not able to set boundaries because I care for her too much.Something that is often assumed is that setting a boundary (w
S2 Ep146: How your narcissistic mother takes your energy & #1 thing you can do now to reclaim your life Feb 24, 2026 1645 Do you feel your narcissistic mother drains all your energy leaving none for you? A narcissistic mother takes up all your energy, even from a distance, and leaves none for you to fully live your life. So, what can be done? In this episode I will share with you how you can reclaim your life, beyond the setting of boundaries, which you may have done already. Without this steps even well set boundari
S2 Ep145: My final episode for you - The importance of authenticity when healing from maternal narcissism Oct 14, 2025 2130 #narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissismHow may times have you felt suffocated? How many times have you felt your life did not belong to you? How many times did the trauma you carry dictate your life?In this episode you will get to understand what it means to be your authentic self and reflect on what parts of you might be blocking you and holding you back.Listen to the en
S2 Ep144: What does not work when healing from maternal narcissism & the 3 steps that will make the real difference - Healing mother wounds Oct 7, 2025 2527 #narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissismHave you become an expert in maternal narcissism only to still feel the pain it caused you every day?Have you set a million boundaries only to keep falling back into the old loop of pain? Have you talked and talked about it, rationalised it in every possible way, only for all the copying patterns to still be showing up? I get it. I'v
S2 Ep143: Have you been told you are too sensitive? How to process emotions when emotionality has been unsafe for you - A personal experience Sep 30, 2025 2215 #narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissismHas your narcissistic mother labelled you too sensitive?Has she made it impossible for you to express your emotions growing up?You are not alone in this. My mother did that with me too. Do you now cry at movies what seems like too much?Do you feel weird about how much a book, or music will move you? In this episode I explain what hap
S2 Ep142: What happens when a narcissistic mother grieves and 5 things you can do to protect yourself Sep 23, 2025 1757 #narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissismWhat happens when a narcissistic mother grieves?Have you experience your mother grieving or going through other strong emotions? Are you struggling to find space for your own grief, as your mother takes it all up?Has she turned into a whole new monster in her grief?I’ve been through this with my mother several times, and it always en

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