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  • 03/2023
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8986614823 B0C9G4MZJY
  • 274 pages
  • $12.87
Katherine Fabrizio
Author
The Good Daughter Syndrome

Adult; Self-Help, Sex & Relationships, Psychology, Philosophy, Fashion; (Market)

Synopsis- A daughter of a difficult mother knows she needs to stand up to her mother and set healthy boundaries. Yet, she can’t bring herself to do it, and she doesn’t know why. Guilt she doesn’t fully understand stops her in her tracks. Trapped by her difficult mother’s needs that cost her then and cost her now, she can’t see a way to break free and still feel like a good person. After helping thousands of “Good” daughters break free both in-person and online, psychotherapist Katherine Fabrizio has discovered 4 unconscious traps that cause attuned daughters to put their mother’s needs ahead of their own. 1) The Never Good Enough Trap keeps a daughter chasing her mother’s approval, although it never comes. 2) The Guilt Trap keeps her feeling responsible for her mother’s happiness, unable to say “No” or stand up for herself. 3)The Self-doubt Trap chains her to an internalized critical mother voice and steals her confidence. Finally, 4) The Mixed Message Trap causes her to accept her mother’s shaming messages and tell herself it is “for her own good.” In The 4 Good Daughter Traps, Fabrizio exposes the unconscious agreements (made in childhood) and accompanying false core beliefs that give each trap its staying power. Then, using the newest advances in attachment research, trauma-informed practices, and neurobiology, she helps daughters trapped in the good daughter role escape the traps and break the cycle of intergenerational wounding. Following her step-by-step system, daughters can escape their difficult mothers, feel good enough, stand up to their mothers without guilt, and replace self-doubt with self-trust and shame with self-acceptance. Then, whether or not her mother ever changes, the Good Daughter can claim a life that is truly her own. Synopsis- A daughter of a difficult mother knows she needs to stand up to her mother and set healthy boundaries. Yet, she can’t bring herself to do it and doesn’t know why. Guilt she doesn’t fully understand stops her in her tracks. Trapped by her difficult mother’s needs that cost her then and cost her now, she can’t see a way to break free and still feel like a good person. After helping thousands of “Good” daughters break free both in-person and online, psychotherapist Katherine Fabrizio has discovered 4 unconscious traps that cause attuned daughters to put their mother’s needs ahead of their own. 1) The Never Good Enough Trap keeps a daughter chasing her mother’s approval, although it never comes. 2) The Guilt Trap keeps her feeling responsible for her mother’s happiness, unable to say “No” or stand up for herself. 3)The Self-doubt Trap chains her to an internalized critical mother voice and steals her confidence. Finally, 4) The Mixed Message Trap causes her to accept her mother’s shaming messages and tell herself it is “for her own good.” In The 4 Good Daughter Traps, Fabrizio exposes the unconscious agreements (made in childhood) and accompanying false core beliefs that give each trap its staying power. Then, using the newest advances in attachment research, trauma-informed practices, and neurobiology, she helps daughters trapped in the good daughter role escape the traps and break the cycle of intergenerational wounding. Following her step-by-step system, daughters can escape their difficult mothers, feel good enough, stand up to their mothers without guilt, and replace self-doubt with self-trust and shame with self-acceptance. Then, whether or not her mother ever changes, the Good Daughter can claim a life that is truly her own. Synopsis- A daughter of a difficult mother knows she needs to stand up to her mother and set healthy boundaries. Yet, she can’t bring herself to do it, and she doesn’t know why. Guilt she doesn’t fully understand stops her in her tracks. Trapped by her difficult mother’s needs that cost her then and cost her now, she can’t see a way to break free and still feel like a good person. After helping thousands of “Good” daughters break free both in-person and online, psychotherapist Katherine Fabrizio has discovered 4 unconscious traps that cause attuned daughters to put their mother’s needs ahead of their own. 1) The Never Good Enough Trap keeps a daughter chasing her mother’s approval, although it never comes. 2) The Guilt Trap keeps her feeling responsible for her mother’s happiness, unable to say “No” or stand up for herself. 3)The Self-doubt Trap chains her to an internalized critical mother voice and steals her confidence. Finally, 4) The Mixed Message Trap causes her to accept her mother’s shaming messages and tell herself it is “for her own good.” In The 4 Good Daughter Traps, Fabrizio exposes the unconscious agreements (made in childhood) and accompanying false core beliefs that give each trap its staying power. Then, using the newest advances in attachment research, trauma-informed practices, and neurobiology, she helps daughters trapped in the good daughter role escape the traps and break the cycle of intergenerational wounding. Following her step-by-step system, daughters can escape their difficult mothers, feel good enough, stand up to their mothers without guilt, and replace self-doubt with self-trust and shame with self-acceptance. Then, whether or not her mother ever changes, the Good Daughter can claim a life that is truly her own. Synopsis- A daughter of a difficult mother knows she needs to stand up to her mother and set healthy boundaries. Yet, she can’t bring herself to do it, and she doesn’t know why. Guilt she doesn’t fully understand stops her in her tracks. Trapped by her difficult mother’s needs that cost her then and cost her now, she can’t see a way to break free and still feel like a good person. After helping thousands of “Good” daughters break free both in-person and online, psychotherapist Katherine Fabrizio has discovered 4 unconscious traps that cause attuned daughters to put their mother’s needs ahead of their own. 1) The Never Good Enough Trap keeps a daughter chasing her mother’s approval, although it never comes. 2) The Guilt Trap keeps her feeling responsible for her mother’s happiness, unable to say “No” or stand up for herself. 3)The Self-doubt Trap chains her to an internalized critical mother voice and steals her confidence. Finally, 4) The Mixed Message Trap causes her to accept her mother’s shaming messages and tell herself it is “for her own good.” In The 4 Good Daughter Traps, Fabrizio exposes the unconscious agreements (made in childhood) and accompanying false core beliefs that give each trap its staying power. Then, using the newest advances in attachment research, trauma-informed practices, and neurobiology, she helps daughters trapped in the good daughter role escape the traps and break the cycle of intergenerational wounding. Following her step-by-step system, daughters can escape their difficult mothers, feel good enough, stand up to their mothers without guilt, and replace self-doubt with self-trust and shame with self-acceptance. Then, whether or not her mother ever changes, the Good Daughter can claim a life that is truly her own.

Semi Finalist

Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10
Originality: 9 out of 10
Prose: 9 out of 10
Character/Execution: 10 out of 10
Overall: 9.00 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: Aimed at helping daughters nurture healthy, reciprocal relationships with their mothers, Fabrizio’s guide breaks down the different factors that influence mother/daughter relationships, helping readers reflect on their own maternal interactions in a holistic, supportive manner. Fabrizio pays heed to individuality, respecting the uniqueness of each mother/daughter relationship while promoting empowerment and healing from hurtful family dynamics.

Prose: Fabrizio writes fluidly, delivering striking prose that both comforts and confronts readers, always in a gentle and encouraging way. 

Originality: Fabrizio’s approach—in some ways, normalizing personality disorders to make them more understandable and easy to address—is unique and lends the guide usability in addition to valuable insight.

Character/Execution: Despite the gravity of Fabrizio’s topic, she manages to make the material appealing and opens the door to curative self-reflection for both mothers and daughters. 

 

Date Submitted: November 19, 2023

Formats
manuscript Details
  • 03/2023
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8986614823 B0C9G4MZJY
  • 274 pages
  • $12.87
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