Wire Moms and Attachment Trauma: It’s Not Your Fault: Punch the Monkey's Mom is a Narcissist Too

Reach out! You don't have to explain how crazy she was. We believe you!!!In this episode of Beyond Mommy Dearest, Noelani Pearl Hernandez sits down with trauma-informed therapist and neuropsychology specialist Dr. Victoria Liu-Johnson to explore the deep attachment wounds created by narcissistic mothers.Using the famous Harlow monkey experiments, real-world examples like Punch the baby monkey, and decades of trauma research, this conversation unpacks:Why daughters of narcissistic mothers still long for their mothersHow attachment trauma rewires the brain and nervous systemThe difference between having a parent who provides and a parent who feels safeHow culture, colonization, and family hierarchy complicate narcissistic abuseWhy self-blame is a trauma response, not a truthWhat healing looks like through a biopsychosocial and liberation-oriented lensThis episode is for anyone navigating the mother wound, complex trauma, emotional neglect, and the lifelong impact of growing up with a narcissistic or emotionally unsafe parent.You are not broken.You were wired for connection.And healing is possible.Support the show