The Narcissist's Daughter: From Breakdown to Breakthrough Paperback – March 14, 2024

I have been following Kaylie on Facebook for almost a year now. Long before I knew what a Narcissistic mother was and before I realized I had one, myself, this whole time. All of a sudden, childhood started to make sense.The day the book was released, I bought it. It did not disappoint! It was raw and innocent as the author shared her difficulties of growing up with a controlling and manipulative Narcissistic mother. As I read Kaylie's story I was pulled into her world, created by chaos and lies. Mostly all of her experiences reminded me of my very own mother and how she treated me when I was a child. The more I read the more everything made sense for me; the more I knew I was not alone.Kaylie shares that this book was written in 10 years, and it shows. You see the growth of her maturity and strength as the story progresses. In the beginning, you feel the innocence of a broken child trying to find herself and when you are finished you see the strength of a woman, who sacrificed it all to be free.I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who grew up with a narcissistic parent. It's so relatable and freeing.

Both of my parents are narcissists and emotionally immature, but they were not as evil as your mother. I’m so sorry for what you had to endure as a child. I wish I could give you a big hug. I’m proud of you for breaking the cycle. What an inspiration you are.I have dealt with the silent treatments from my mother. She is currently giving me a silent treatment (going on 2 years now), but I will no longer beg her to talk to me. She is a bitter person who isn’t capable of showing unconditional love or having a mature conversation.My father only thinks of himself and I was scared of him as a child because of his temper. He also talked down to my mother, and sometimes, me. My parents screamed at each other throughout their whole marriage, which resulted in my mother holding a grudge on my father and my father coming to me to talk bad about her (the only time he wanted to have a conversation with me). When I was a teenager, my mom overheard us talking about her. Basically, I was just agreeing with my dad because I liked the attention I was getting. I went to work (I knew she was upset with me because she didn’t say bye). When I got home from work, I went straight to my room to find everything I had ever given my mom. That was her way of punishing me. I was so hurt. The hate within her is scary.My parents finally divorced around 2 years ago. I had a lot on my plate at that time (trying to finish my masters, work a stressful job, and get pregnant) and being in the middle of their divorce (since my mom would not talk to my dad), put me at my breaking point. Neither parent has spoken to me since. It’s sad to say that I now have endless peace and positivity in my life. I finally got what I have been yearning for, but it took going no contact with my parents. The grieving process was tough because I do miss the good parts of both of them. I have waves of sadness.When I read your book and your posts on social media, I no longer feel alone. Thank you for your vulnerability. You have helped me so much.I encourage everyone who is going through something similar to find a therapist who makes you feel safe and to read this book. I no longer feel shame, which is what I always felt when my parents were upset with me. I now know I did nothing wrong.

Reading your journey was incredible. I felt understood and not so alone. Like you, I went no contact. Like you, I grieved for what I didn’t have, fought for who I was always meant to be. Healing is never ending but your raw honesty and bravery in sharing and continuing to find yourself is inspiring. ((Hugs))

A great perspective on Narcissism. The Author provides a very relatable read if you have a Narcissist in your life. Her experience shows there is light at the end of the tunnel, and you too can find your strength to heal from emotional abuse. The Author also has a journal that will help you on your healing journey. Highly recommend both!

After following this author on Facebook for months and being a huge fan of her work there, I expected her story to be a little more traumatic for her level of understanding of human emotion. The high sensitivity and intellectual personality feels emotion deeper as an empath and this shows through the memories she brings up. Her writing ability and depth of content online is not matched in this book in my opinion. I would rather see a book of the caliber of the online discourse over this story. Of course, I was raised in a cult so my perception of trauma is on a different level than most… nonetheless, it’s a heartbreaking, easy read of the impacts of conditional love on a child and how long lasting over generations the repercussions of this type of trauma can be. I anticipate a much better book ahead from this pen as she is curating an even better framework of analysis on her childhood as she is clearly doing work in trauma therapy with a strong counselor or therapist or authors who are having the intended outcome of helping her heal her aching heart & spirit from decades of rejection and pain. Well done and keep up the transparency!

Detailed, moving account of life with & healing from a brutal narcissistic parent. A great testament to doing one of the most painful & difficult things a child can do: going no contact with an offending parent. The author's optimism keeps the book from becoming depressing and is a compelling read. Having grown up with two narcissistic parents, I understand the enormous courage it takes to publicly share one's story. Highly recommend if you think your parent is a narcissist or if you know someone who might be living in this abusive situation.

This book was so easy to read and kept you wanting to know more. Kylie’s story is heartbreaking, but inspiring as to how she takes her life back. It is the perfect book for anyone who has ever known a narcissist. It makes you feel heard and seen. She did a fantastic job writing and sharing her story!