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.

Karyl McBride
OccupationAuthor, marriage and family therapist
Education
Notable works
  • Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
  • Will I Ever Be Free of You?
Website
www.karylmcbridephd.com

Career

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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

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  • 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

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  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?
  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.
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