Beyond The Mother Wound is a podcast for daughters of narcissistic mothers who are ready to stop living from their wounds and start living from the truth.
If you grew up feeling unseen, misunderstood, or like there was something fundamentally wrong with you, this space is for you.
I'm Laura K. Connell, a trauma-informed author and coach. I grew up with a narcissistic mother and an emotionally absent father. I learned early on how to stay small, become invisible, and put everyone else's needs ahead of my own. For years, I carried the belief that I had a fatal flaw that kept me from the love, success, and acceptance other people seemed to have so easily.
Over the last 15 years, I've studied dysfunctional family dynamics and discovered that self-parenting is the key to healing the inner child who never felt seen or safe. That work changed everything for me. I now live a life aligned with my values and goals, and I'm finally on my own side instead of in my own way.
This isn't about blaming the past. It's about clarity, self-compassion, and moving forward with confidence and self-respect.
If you're ready to step out of survival mode, reclaim your identity, and build a life that feels like yours, welcome to Beyond The Mother Wound.
Why Your Therapist Never Healed Your Childhood Trauma
Childhood trauma does not disappear just because you became successful, self aware, or spent years in therapy. In this deeply validating conversation, Laura K. Connell unpacks narcissistic mothers, emotional neglect, trauma responses, self sabotage, nervous system healing, and the painful truth about why traditional therapy often misses the real root of your emotional pain so you can finally stop blaming yourself and start healing for real.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect (https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect)
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
17 Jun 2026
What Happens When You Finally Set Boundaries With a Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic mothers often react to boundaries with guilt, manipulation, gaslighting, silent treatment, or retaliation because boundaries threaten their control. In this episode of Beyond The Mother Wound, Laura K. Connell breaks down how to protect your peace, stop feeding the narcissistic cycle, heal from emotional abuse, and finally reclaim your voice, self trust, and personal power.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
10 Jun 2026
4 Boundaries Every Daughter Needs With a Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic mother relationships can leave daughters feeling emotionally drained, guilty, and constantly questioning themselves. In this episode of Beyond The Mother Wound, Laura K. Connell shares four powerful boundaries that can help you protect your mental health, stop overexplaining, and begin healing from toxic family dynamics without losing yourself in the process.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
3 Jun 2026
Are You Still Feeling Guilty About Your Narcissistic Mother? 5 Ways To Finally Stop
The guilt you carry around your narcissistic mother can feel overwhelming but it's often a learned response not the truth. In this episode of Beyond the Mother Wound, Laura K. Connell shares 5 gentle ways to release guilt, set boundaries, and begin healing from narcissistic parent conditioning through inner child work and emotional processing.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect (https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect)
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
27 May 2026
5 Ways A Narcissistic Mother Impacts Your Love Life
Growing up with a narcissistic mother shapes the way you experience love, who you're drawn to, and what you believe you deserve in relationships. In this episode, I'll help you see the patterns clearly, understand why they're happening, and begin shifting them so you can move toward relationships that actually feel safe, steady, and real.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect (https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect)
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
20 May 2026
5 Confusing Behaviors Of Your Narcissistic Mother Keeping You Trapped
Narcissistic mothers keep you stuck in confusion with push-pull behaviors like intermittent reinforcement, fake empathy, and subtle sabotage that keep you emotionally hooked and doubting yourself. In this video, Laura K Connell shows you how to see through the fog, reclaim your clarity, and start healing from narcissistic abuse in a way that actually empowers you.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect (https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect)
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
13 May 2026
Can a Narcissistic Mother Ever Change? The Truth About Healing & Letting Go
Narcissistic mother dynamics can keep you stuck in hope, confusion, and emotional exhaustion, and in this episode, Laura K Connell helps you understand why she is unlikely to change and what real healing actually looks like. If you're ready to stop waiting, break free from codependency, and begin true narcissistic abuse recovery through inner child healing and reparenting, this will give you the clarity you need to move forward.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
6 May 2026
5 Emotional Patterns to Unlearn From a Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic mother dynamics can shape deep emotional patterns like people pleasing, self-blame, and low self-worth without you even realizing it. In this video, Laura K. Connell uncovers the 5 emotional patterns to unlearn from a narcissistic mother so you can heal from childhood trauma, break toxic patterns, and reclaim your confidence and voice.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
29 Apr 2026
6 Lasting Effects of Having a Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic mother dynamics don't end in childhood, they shape your boundaries, self-worth, emotional triggers, and relationships in ways you may not even realize. In today's video, Laura K. Connell helps you understand the lasting effects of narcissistic abuse, why you struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, and emotional regulation, and how to begin healing and reclaiming your sense of self.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
22 Apr 2026
Why You Still Feel Guilty Around Your Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic mother dynamics can leave you feeling deep guilt for having boundaries, needs, or your own life and in this video, Laura K. Connell helps you understand why that guilt was conditioned, how it connects to your inner child, and how to begin healing, setting boundaries, and freeing yourself from emotional control. If you've been questioning yourself, this will help you trust yourself again.
If you're ready to break free from these patterns, join the free live training: How to Heal From a Narcissistic Mother (Without Years of Therapy) on May 1 at 12 PM ET. Sign up here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/narc-mother-training
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact (https://simplifiedimpact.com/)
15 Apr 2026
4 Ways A Narcissistic Mother Shapes Your Identity
A narcissistic mother can shape your identity in ways you may not even realize, from codependency and people pleasing to low self worth and feeling unlovable. In this episode, Laura K. Connell reveals the 4 hidden ways narcissistic mothers affect your identity and how daughters of narcissistic mothers can reconnect with their true self, rebuild self worth, and begin healing from narcissistic abuse.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
8 Apr 2026
The 3 Stages Of Healing From A Narcissistic Mother
Healing from a narcissistic mother happens in stages, and most people don't realize where they are in the process. In this episode, Laura K. Connell reveals the 3 stages of mother wound healing, showing how daughters of narcissistic mothers can break codependency, heal the inner child, set boundaries, and finally reclaim their true identity.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
1 Apr 2026
3 Mistakes Daughters Make When Healing From a Narcissistic Mother
If you have a narcissistic mother, your self-doubt, people-pleasing, and coping patterns make sense. In this video, Laura K. Connell explores three common healing mistakes that may be keeping you stuck and offers a compassionate path toward trauma recovery, radical acceptance, nervous system healing, and reconnecting with your true, whole self.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
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This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
25 Mar 2026
5 Lies Your Narcissistic Mother Taught You
A narcissistic mother installs lies that shape your nervous system, self-worth, and relationships for life. In today's video, Laura K. Connell shares the 5 core beliefs behind narcissistic abuse, codependency, perfectionism, complex PTSD, and emotional dysregulation so you can begin healing and reclaim your voice and identity.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
18 Mar 2026
Why Daughters Of Narcissistic Mothers Look To Others For Happiness (Codependency Explained)
Is your happiness falling apart the moment someone disapproves of you? In today's video, Laura K. Connell shares how codependency forms after narcissistic abuse, why self-worth is the foundation of inner peace, and how to stop looking to others to feel worthy of love.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
11 Mar 2026
5 Ways To Deal With A Narcissistic Mother
Are you still people-pleasing and anxious because you grew up with a narcissistic mother? In this first episode of Beyond The Mother Wound, Laura K. Connell shares five strategies to break the cycle and reclaim your peace.
✨ Work with me:
If this conversation resonates, you can book a call with me to take the next step in your healing: https://calendly.com/laurakconnell/connect
Watch the free class: Your 4R Roadmap to Healing from a Narcissistic Mother
Start your healing journey here: https://courses.laurakconnell.com/signup
💬 Join the conversation
If this resonated, let me know in the comments. What stood out for you?
If you're new here, consider subscribing for weekly videos on healing, self-parenting, and recovery from narcissistic family systems.
This Podcast Is Produced, Engineered & Edited By: Simplified Impact
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