Danu Morrigan: Why I decided to cut all contact with my narcissistic mother

After years of abusive treatment at the hands of her mother, Danu Morrigan chose to walk away. She shares her story to raise awareness of why people sometimes have no other choice but to cut contact with their parents

Author Danu Morrigan from Cloughjordan, Co Tipperary. Photo: Don Moloney

Danu Morrigan

I didn’t go to my mother’s funeral.

For an Irish woman, this is a heretical decision. But I admit this to you now because, although officially this is my story, perhaps it is your story too, and it is certainly the story of some people you know.