Karyl McBride

Karyl McBride
Occupation	Author, marriage and family therapist
Education	University of Wyoming (B.A.) University of Northern Colorado (M.A. and Ed.S.) The Union Institute (Ph.D.) [1]
Notable works	Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Will I Ever Be Free of You?
Website
www.karylmcbridephd.com

Karyl McBride is an American author and marriage and family therapist. She has written several books about narcissistic relationships, including Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers.

Career

McBride has had a forty-year career as a licensed marriage and family therapist. ^[2] Her practice has focused on recovery from the effects of relationships with narcissists, and her clients have mostly been women. ^[3]

She specialized in treating daughters of narcissistic mothers for over 17 years before writing the self-help book Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers in 2008. ^[4] In 2012, she launched online workshops on her website. ^[5] McBride's second book, Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family, was published in 2015 ^[6] and featured in The New York Times Well Book Club. ^[7]

Books

• Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (2008) ^[8]
• Will I Ever Be Free of You? How to Navigate a High-Conflict Divorce from a Narcissist and Heal Your Family (2015) ^[9]
• Will the Drama Ever End? Untangling and Healing from the Harmful Effects of Parental Narcissism (2023) ^[10]

References

1. "Karyl McBride Ph.D. | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Psychology Today . Retrieved June 5, 2023.
2. "Social Sciences". Library Journal . 148 (1): 1. January 2023. ProQuest   2770025085
3. Malcolm, Lynne; Willis, Olivia (December 3, 2015). "Narcissism and psychological abuse". ABC Radio National . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. McKinnel, Julia (October 24, 2008). "When your mother's a narcissist". Maclean's . Vol. 121, no. 43. p. 68. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
5. Kogan, Jennifer (August 24, 2012). "Hope and healing for moms with Narcissistic mothers: You can't change her but what can you do?". The Washington Post . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
6. Parker-Pope, Tara (August 24, 2015). "Divorcing a Narcissist". Well (New York Times). Retrieved February 7, 2021.
7. "Signs of a Narcissistic Relationship - Well Book Club". The New York Times . Retrieved May 31, 2023.
8. Reviews of Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
   • "Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (review)". Publishers Weekly . Vol. 255, no. 28. July 14, 2008. p. 60. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
   • Mawdsley, Melinda (December 2, 2008). "Book looks at narcissism in mothers and daughters". The Daily Sentinel. p. 13. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
   • Marie, Kristen (Summer 2013). "Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers". The New Social Worker. 20 (3): 31. ISSN   1073-7871 – via SocINDEX with Full Text.
9. Hochwald, Lambeth (February 19, 2015). "Are You Parenting With a Narcissist?". yahoo.com. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
10. "Story in the Public Square". PBS . March 19, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

External links

• How to handle holidays with a narcissist ( CNN Health , 2016)