Healing the Adult Children of Narcissists

Essays on the Invisible War Zone and Exercises for Recovery and Reflection

By: Shahida Arabi

Narrated by: Soneela Nankani

Those who have had a narcissistic parent can testify to how damaging it can be to one's psyche. Narcissistic parents lack empathy, show a severe sense of entitlement to micromanage the lives of their children, and often subject their children to neglect, as well as emotional, psychological, and physical abuse. From the unique challenges daughters of narcissistic fathers face to the ways in which adverse childhood experiences affect our brains, Shahida Arabi's insightful essays resonate deeply with those who have been raised by narcissistic parents. In this new essay collection, Arabi explores how narcissistic abuse in childhood can set us up for trauma repetition in adulthood, affecting how we navigate relationships, the self, and the world. She pinpoints the toxic traits and behaviors of narcissistic mothers and fathers, exposing how covert abuse insidiously plays out in these specific dynamics. She offers the essential tools, skill sets, and healing modalities for survivors who have undergone a lifetime's worth of abuse, helping them to break the cycle once and for all for future generations.

©2019 Shahida Arabi (P)2023 Tantor

My life explained!

This book really explains how the narcissistic parent damages their children but how resilient we are because of it.

Very insightful

This book gave me so much information on things I dealt with as a child and how my parents impacted my decisions as an adult where I am able to create better boundaries and heal with my mother and finding closure on my narcissistic father who is no longer living. I found this book so amazing that I had to send a copy of it to my sister.

Deepened my understanding of myself.

Good organization of difficult content. Deeply insightful and filled with valuable resources for further investigation. And incredibly valuable resource.

this book isn't full of fluff. it is very to the point.

I usually don't finish books. I listened from beginning to end with deep interest! this book was eye very opening and validating.

Wonderful examples and tools

The best examples and tools I have heard yet. The author has done so much research and not only offers you different past scenarios, but also offers you multiple tools and ways to practice to overcome any narcissist in your life that you didn’t even realize was there.