My Parent the Peacock

Name: My Parent the Peacock
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Discovery and Recovery from Narcissistic Parenting

By Kathleen Saxton

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'A compelling portrait of narcissism' Charlotte Cripps, The Independent 'I made notes in the margin - "Yes! This!" - on almost every page.' Susannah Jowitt, The Daily Mail The scars inflicted on childhood by a parent with narcissistic tendencies are lasting - but they don't have... Read More

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My Parent the Peacock

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My Parent the Peacock

Offering a healing path forward for anyone carrying the wounds of a childhood spent with a narcissistic parent.

Description

'A compelling portrait of narcissism' Charlotte Cripps, The Independent 'I made notes in the margin - "Yes! This!" - on almost every page.' Susannah Jowitt, The Daily Mail

The scars inflicted on childhood by a parent with narcissistic tendencies are lasting - but they don't have to define your future. My Parent the Peacock is a compassionate, insightful and clear-eyed guide to recovery that validates your lived experience while offering practical steps towards healing and freedom.

Demythologising some of the ideas around narcissistic behaviours, acclaimed therapist Kathleen Saxton starts by explaining what narcissism is, and isn't, and why it seems to be on the increase. She offers you support to understand how having a narcissistic parent can impact your early development, and how family constellations are shaped in such households (were you the Golden Child, or the Scapegoated Child?).

Pulling everything together into practical and healing strategies for moving forward, the book also covers:

validation and self-care
setting boundaries and expectations
listening to your own voice
breaking the generational patterns

You can escape generational trauma and find freedom; take the first steps today for a healthier, happier future.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399822596

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Sheldon Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 354g

Pages: 288

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Health & Wellness Kathleen Saxton Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Personal Development Philosophy & Psychology Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Kathleen Saxton is a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist and a registered member of both the UKCP & BACP. She initially trained in Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regents University and continued a further 4 years of study in Integrative and Humanistic psychotherapy at the renowned CCPE in London.

She undertook additional training in Trauma, Complex Trauma, Anxiety, Narcissism, Couples Work, Hoarding, ADHD, Sexual Abuse, Borderline Personality Disorder and Suicide over recent years, offering Trauma informed therapy as a specialism.

Across the last 10 years Kathleen has practiced at The Grove, The Priory and, in 2016, she co-founded her own clinical practice called Psyched Global in London.