The Perfect Mother? Doesn't Exist. "She Always Integrates the Image of the Evil Stepmother and the Good Fairy"

My mother succeeded me – says Ania Hyman. – I was raised for the world – confesses Ewa*. A girl is supposed to be modest and humble – recalls Małgorzata. What messages do women receive from their mothers and how do they affect their adult lives? – The mother integrates the image of the evil stepmother and the good fairy – explains Magdalena Sękowska, psychologist and psychotherapist.

In every human system, when individual performance interferes with the overall image of the institution, the illusions of success that might tempt leaders and deceive followers are formed.