Understanding the wounds of narcissistic parenting—and finding a way forward.
From the outside, a family unit may appear happy, stable, and secure. But behind that facade, many children grow up feeling alone, confused about what it means to be loved, and responsible for emotional dynamics they don’t yet understand.
In Finding Your Light, Maya Noor reflects on her experience of growing up with a narcissistic parent and explores the lasting impact this can have into adulthood. Without clear language or validation, many internalize these experiences—carrying self-doubt, a need to people-please, difficulty with boundaries, and emotional fatigue.
Rather than offering clinical solutions, Noor provides something different: a lived perspective shaped by reflection, awareness, personal insight, and growth.
Through this lens, the book explores a path forward.
Understand what narcissistic parenting can look like from a child’s perspective.
Recognize how these experiences influence identity, relationships, and self-worth.
Identify how to recognize patterns and begin to understand them.
Reconnect with yourself and learn to heal in a holistic way.
Finding Your Light is an invitation—to look back with greater clarity, to release misplaced self-blame, and to discover and nurture your true self beyond the crippling dynamics you were born into.
Praise from Professionals
Dr. Erin Mantis
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director, Recovery Counselling Services
“Finding Your Light is Maya's raw, honest, and vulnerable telling of her childhood and life under the control of a malignant narcissistic mother. Maya gives readers a front-row seat to her courageous journey from trauma to healing as she finds her way back to herself. Through therapeutic healing and spiritual awakening, she discovers a path toward forgiveness that allows her to release the hatred and bitterness she carried from her relationship with her parents. In finding her light within, Maya ultimately discovers the unconditional love and blissful freedom she experiences today.”
Susan Raphael
Author of What's Wrong with My Teen? Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis
“Finding Your Light addresses an area I hear about regularly in my work with clients—growing up in families where the outside picture can look very different from the reality at home. Maya gives language to the experience of walking on eggshells, managing a parent's emotions, and losing a sense of yourself, while offering a thoughtful path toward healing. I found this holistic approach particularly valuable, and believe this book will be a meaningful resource for anyone trying to understand these experiences and move forward.”
C.P. Handler, LCSW
Author of The Light Within the Walls: One Social Worker’s Fight for Justice in Juvenile Detention
“Finding Your Light is a courageous exploration of childhood trauma, narcissistic family dynamics, and the journey of healing. Maya Noor offers readers both her deeply personal story and a clear, practical map toward healing. Maya introduces a brilliant system she calls "MEPS"—addressing the Mental, Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual dimensions of recovery.
I invite readers to resist the urge to compare their experiences with those outlined in these pages. Your experience does not need to resemble Maya's—or reach the same level of severity—to have caused you harm.
As a survivor of narcissistic abuse myself, and as a therapist who treats those impacted by narcissism, I am delighted to welcome this book into the field of post-traumatic growth and recovery. Maya reminds us that healing is possible—and offers readers a meaningful framework for finding their way forward.”
Book details
Publisher: Life to Paper Publishing
Publication date: September 15, 2026
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback and eBook
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-997929-13-0
ISBN (ebook): 978-1-997929-15-4
Language: English