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(dis)Honor Thy Mother
Daughterhood, Dysfunction, and Deliverance
Bridgette Peteet (Author)
9781394359707, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 4 December 2025
176 pages
27.2 x 21.3 x 1 cm, 0.363 kg
Relatable stories and psychological insights on how childhood experiences shape us, and how we can reclaim ownership over our lives in the wake of trauma Daughters who have experienced parental abuse, neglect, separation, and other traumas often find themselves in need of support later in life. (dis)Honor Thy Mother explores why our childhoods can be so haunting, and how we can build resilience through growth and healing. Through the lens of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), this book presents personal stories—including the author’s own story of growing up with and learning to grow beyond her abusive mother—that bring deep psychological insights to life. This compelling, inventive book helps readers understand their own experiences and those of others. Each chapter weaves together narrative, psychological research, and straightforward advice. The ACEs framework provides a structure for identifying and naming the types of abuse many daughters suffer, along with their associated outcomes, particularly “impostorism.” Abused daughters often turn into high-performing women who struggle with the feeling that their achievements are undeserved. In (dis) Honor Thy Mother, Dr. Bridgette Peteet unpacks this impostor phenomenon and provides resources for women who are ready to move past the past and embrace their own fundamental worth. Drawing from academic literature, research evidence, clinical experience, and personal history, Dr. Peteet reaches recovering adult daughters, clinicians, and scholars alike.
Main Character List ix Testimony xi Chapter 1 I’ll Beat the Black Off of You 1 Chapter 2 Some People Get Dealt All the Aces in Life 9 Chapter 3 There’s No Place Like Home 15 Chapter 4 If I Was Such a Horrible Mother, How Did You Turn Out So Well? 23 Chapter 5 Stop Acting Fresh 29 Chapter 6 Look to Your Left and Your Right 39 Chapter 7 Lessons Learned 47 Chapter 8 You Have the Right to Remain Silent 51 Chapter 9 Love and War 59 Chapter 10 If It Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It 63 Chapter 11 Rules Are Made to Be Broken … or Bent 73 Chapter 12 The Verdict 83 Chapter 13 I’m Starting to Feel Sick Tomorrow 91 Chapter 14 Cardiac Arrest 99 Chapter 15 “You Can’t Spell Families Without Lies” 111 Chapter 16 This Girl Is on Fire 121 Chapter 17 Close Encounter 127 Epilogue 133 Appendix 135 Acknowledgements 161
Adverse Childhood Experience— Physical Abuse
Categories of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experience— Emotional or Psychological Abuse
Reflecting on Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experience—Sexual Abuse
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Environment
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Relationships
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Patterns
Adverse Childhood Experience—Domestic Violence
Impostorism
Naming Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experience—Household Mental Illness
Adverse Childhood Experience—Household Substance Abuse Copyrighted Material
Adverse Childhood Experience—Emotional Neglect
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Religion
Psychological Minimization
Psychological Closure
Subject Areas: Medicine: general issues [MB]
