Matilde Crocini

Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

Hi, I'm Matilde, your host! If, like me, you are a daughter of a narcissistic mother I know you have experienced some degree of abuse as a child, and more than likely these wounds are still controlling your life as an adult…  How do I know?? Because I experienced it first hand and went through years of inner work to see the light again! What I learnt in my personal journey and in over 15 years of experience working with women is that: Undealt with narcissistic mother wounds and attachment trauma are causing you to live a life of struggle, constantly in survival mode. I want you to know that yo...

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Matilde Crocini

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Latest episode

Jun 30, 2026

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Episodes

S2 Ep155: The 4 main survival patterns daughters of narcissistic mothers must be aware of to heal and break free from abuse 30.06.2026

Do you want to know the impact of maternal narcissism has on your life still today? To get that, you need to know your main coping pattern. There are four main coping patterns. These survival patterns affect your life no matter how much time has passed, no matter the distance between yourself and your narcissistic mother, no matter how many effective boundaries you've set. Very often, despite year...

S2 Ep154: What makes your mother’s silent treatment so triggering and what you can do to break free from this manipulation tactic 16.06.2026

Do you want to know why your narcissistic mother's silent treatment has such an effect? If this toxic behaviour leaves you feeling anxious, confused and hurting you are not alone in this. A narcissistic mother will use the silent treatment as a way to control and punish you, to get you to fall back in line. Each time it leaves you dysregulated and yet it doesn't have to be this way. High chances a...

S2 Ep153: Minimising narcissistic abuse: a survival mechanism that will trap you in toxicity 02.06.2026

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 s...

S2 Ep152: 10 ways your narcissistic mother puts down your creativity and the impact it has on your life 19.05.2026

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 y...

S2 Ep151: How a narcissistic mother uses drama to manipulate you & the impact this has on your life 05.05.2026

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-sabo...

S2 Ep150: How to break free from your narcissistic mother's abuse - this will surprise you 21.04.2026

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 tru...

S2 Ep149: What to do when your narcissistic mother goes no contact with you 07.04.2026

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 t...

S2 Ep148: Is your mother truly a narcissist? – the #1 thing that you need to WATCH OUT for no matter the label 24.03.2026

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 disorde...

S2 Ep147: Just because you care for your narcissistic mother doesn’t mean you have to take the abuse 10.03.2026

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 24.02.2026

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 boun...

S2 Ep145: My final episode for you - The importance of authenticity when healing from maternal narcissism 14.10.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism How 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...

S2 Ep144: What does not work when healing from maternal narcissism & the 3 steps that will make the real difference - Healing mother wounds 07.10.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Have 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....

S2 Ep143: Have you been told you are too sensitive? How to process emotions when emotionality has been unsafe for you - A personal experience 30.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Has 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...

S2 Ep142: What happens when a narcissistic mother grieves and 5 things you can do to protect yourself 23.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism What 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 alway...

S2 Ep141: 3 key factors impacting not just fertility but your vitality too - Special episode with Dr Aumatma Simmons 18.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Have you been struggling with vitality? Have you been having difficulties conceiving? Trauma from maternal narcissism can be one of the causes that may be holding you back on your journey to motherhood, alongside some other very important factors. In this special episode Dr Aumatma Simmons offers great insights and easy to implement...

S2 Ep140: 2 steps to deal with fear of meeting your narcissistic mother and hypervigilance after going no contact – What if I meet her? 16.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Have you gone no contact and now you are living in constant fear of meeting your mother?  Do you feel anxious before going out in case you’ll bump into her?  Or maybe you are worried she will do it on purpose and even come to your house unexpected?  I get it. I’ve personally been through that experience in different ways. And this f...

S2 Ep139: Is it true apology or manipulation with a narcissistic mother? How to tell the difference 09.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Unsure if your mother is narcissistic because she occasionally says sorry? Do her apologies leave you confuse and feeling guilty? How do you know if it is a real apology or just another manipulation? In this episode you will learn the 5 factors that determine an apology and how to tell the difference between a real apology or anothe...

S2 Ep138: Breaking free from victim energy for daughters of narcissistic mothers – victim energy will hold you back unless you take these 2 steps 02.09.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Do you feel alone against the world? Do you often feel like the struggle follows you? Do you feel stuck in a hopeless cycle of pain? I get it, I've been there for a long time in my life, until I learnt what kept me stuck there, and I'm sharing it in this episode with you. In this episode you will get: - to understand the difference...

S2 Ep137: 20 things your narcissistic mother can say to invalidate your feelings – the impact it has on adult daughters of narcissistic mothers & 3 steps to heal 26.08.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism Do you feel alone and crazy in how you feel most of the time, especially in relation to your narcissistic mother? If asked how you are feeling, do you struggle to respond? Or feel under pressure and scrutiny, maybe even unsafe to answer? In this episode you will get to recognise the most common phrases your narcissistic mother uses...

S2 Ep136: What happens when a narcissistic mother dies – what to expect when a narcissistic parent dies 19.08.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism In this episode you will learn what to expect when your narcissistic mother dies, the 7 main emotional states you may experience when your narcissistic parent dies, and by listening till the end you will get 6 essential tips to help you navigate this time. 🤍Apply to the 1:1 Inner Transformation Healing Mother Wounds 10 Weeks Progra...

S2 Ep135: Unpacking the wound of feeling like a failure for adult children of narcissistic mothers – where it comes from and 6 steps to turn it around from now 12.08.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism In this episode you will get to understand why you grew up feeling like a failure, the reasons behind this wound when your parent is narcissistic, and 6 steps to stop feeling like a failure in life. 🤍 Sign up to RYF Online Community Waiting List here https://womenreclaimingtheirfullness.me/ryf-online-community/ Are you feeling like...

S2 Ep134: Golden child with narcissistic mother: the biggest pain of the golden child and how to recover 05.08.2025

#goldenchild #narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism If you are the golden child in the family this episode is for you. In this episode you will get to understand what the deepest pain of the golden child is. Listen till the end to know how to recover from the life of the golden child. 🤍 Sign up to RYF Online Community Waiting List here https://womenreclaimingtheirfullne...

S2 Ep133: Perfectionism holds you back: 10 signs to recognise it and 2 steps to help. A quick test for you to know if perfectionism is holding you back. 29.07.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism In this episode you will learn the 10 signs to recognise the kind of perfectionism that holds you back in life and where it comes from. Listen to the end to get the 2 steps you can take from now to start overcoming this pattern. Answer the questions to know if perfectionism is holding you back.  🤍 Sign up to RYF Online Community Wa...

S2 Ep132: Healing mother wounds: this is stopping your healing. The 4 traps you want to avoid when healing mother wounds. 22.07.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism In this episode you will learn how to recognise the 4 traps you want to avoid when healing mother wounds. By listening to the end, you will learn how to recognise these unhelpful patterns and what to do not to fall into these traps.  🤍 Sign up to RYF Online Community Waiting List here https://womenreclaimingtheirfullness.me/ryf-onl...

S2 Ep131: How to stop people pleasing: a 3 steps process you can implement from now 15.07.2025

#narcissisticparent #narcissisticmanipulation #maternalnarcissism In this episode you will get the quickest most effective formula to stop the people pleasing pattern that rules the life of so many daughters of narcissist mothers.   🤍 Sign up to RYF Online Community Waiting List here https://womenreclaimingtheirfullness.me/ryf-online-community/ Are you a people pleaser? Are you the last priority...

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