Hi There
I’m Lexi. This blog was started when I was 42 (in 2024, if you like to keep count – I don’t!). I’m a mum to one incredibly kind, bright, and witty daughter. I knit and crochet, I write a little bit, I love to cook, and I’m partial to the odd gin.
I’m also the daughter of a narcissist, and this blog is to document my healing.
How It Started
Three years ago I started therapy, initially to deal with the death of my father from brain cancer, but we quickly moved on to the relationship with my mother, who at the time I didn’t realise was a narcissist. Over the next few years, I learned that our relationship was toxic and damaging to me, much to the relief of my close friends and family, who had seen it for a while. I tried to talk to her about it but was met with what I now know are typical responses and excuses, never shouldering any blame or even understanding that there is work to be done.
How It’s Going
I have recently gone from a low-contact relationship to going completely No Contact after a stream of guilt-laden messages over Christmas. This is me, starting over, and learning how to be my own parent.