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The Tell
by Amy Griffin • 2025
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
3.92
56k+
The Tell Summary
The Tell 89%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
Complex PTSD
by Pete Walker • 2013
Your personality is a learned survival response. Here is the path to unlearn it.
4.54
14k+
Complex PTSD Summary
Complex PTSD 88%
Your personality is a learned survival response. Here is the path to unlearn it.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery
by Babette Rothschild • 2009
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
4.23
487
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery Summary
8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 88%
Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.
by Babette Rothschild 2009
4.23
487 ratings
How to Be Alone
by Lane Moore • 2018
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
3.68
7k+
How to Be Alone Summary
How to Be Alone 87%
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018
3.68
7k+ ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 87%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming • 2014
A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.
4.06
48k+
Not My Father's Son Summary
Not My Father's Son 87%
A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.
by Alan Cumming 2014
4.06
48k+ ratings
How to Heal Your Inner Child
by Simon Chapple • 2021
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
3.76
177
How to Heal Your Inner Child Summary
How to Heal Your Inner Child 87%
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
by Simon Chapple 2021
3.76
177 ratings
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD
by Arielle Schwartz • 2020
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
4.23
416
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary
A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 87%
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020
4.23
416 ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
79k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know 87%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ ratings
Sybil
by Flora Rheta Schreiber • 1973
Sixteen selves, one body, and a childhood so brutal the mind split to survive it.
3.99
91k+
Sybil Summary
Sybil 87%
Sixteen selves, one body, and a childhood so brutal the mind split to survive it.
by Flora Rheta Schreiber 1973
3.99
91k+ ratings
The Emotional Incest Syndrome
by Patricia Love • 1990
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
4.20
547
The Emotional Incest Syndrome Summary
The Emotional Incest Syndrome 87%
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
by Patricia Love 1990
4.20
547 ratings
The House of My Mother
by Shari Franke • 2025
Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.
4.27
216k+
The House of My Mother Summary
The House of My Mother 87%
Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.
by Shari Franke 2025
4.27
216k+ ratings
The Memory Palace
by Mira Bartok • 2011
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
3.55
8k+
The Memory Palace Summary
The Memory Palace 87%
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
by Mira Bartok 2011
3.55
8k+ ratings
Fawning
by Ingrid Clayton • 2025
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
4.32
2k+
Fawning Summary
Fawning 87%
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
by Ingrid Clayton 2025
4.32
2k+ ratings
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
by Alice Miller • 1991
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
4.10
339
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence 87%
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
by Alice Miller 1991
4.10
339 ratings
Men Have Called Her Crazy
by Anna Marie Tendler • 2024
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
3.43
23k+
Men Have Called Her Crazy Summary
Men Have Called Her Crazy 87%
Two personality disorders, one psychiatric hospital, and the real diagnosis no doctor wrote down.
by Anna Marie Tendler 2024
3.43
23k+ ratings
EMDR
by Francine Shapiro • 1997
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
4.10
957
EMDR Summary
EMDR 87%
84% of single-trauma victims recovered in five hours. The method: guided eye movements.
by Francine Shapiro 1997
4.10
957 ratings
For Your Own Good
by Alice Miller • 1985
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
4.25
2k+
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 87%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
It’s Not Always Depression
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
4.22
3k+
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression 87%
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018
4.22
3k+ ratings
The Emotional Brain
by Joseph E. LeDoux • 1996
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
4.07
3k+
The Emotional Brain Summary
The Emotional Brain 87%
Emotions are unconscious survival circuits. Conscious feelings are just the readout, not the engine.
by Joseph E. LeDoux 1996
4.07
3k+ ratings
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma
by Sebern F. Fisher • 2014
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
4.45
148
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Summary
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma 87%
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
by Sebern F. Fisher 2014
4.45
148 ratings
Attachment-Focused EMDR
by Laurel Parnell • 2013
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
4.49
306
Attachment-Focused EMDR Summary
Attachment-Focused EMDR 87%
EMDR for attachment wounds takes more: resource the client, find the root, let relationship rebuild.
by Laurel Parnell 2013
4.49
306 ratings
Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
614
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body 87%
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006
4.40
614 ratings
The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori • 2010
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
4.16
4k+
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother 87%
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010
4.16
4k+ ratings
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
4.49
83
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 87%
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
Rage
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 2007
Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.
3.93
281
Rage Summary
Rage 87%
Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 2007
3.93
281 ratings
Healing Your Emotional Self
by Beverly Engel • 2006
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
4.00
1k+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 87%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Keep Pain in the Past
by Christopher Cortman • 2018
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
3.72
148
Keep Pain in the Past Summary
Keep Pain in the Past 87%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2021
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
3.78
4k+
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 87%
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021
3.78
4k+ ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 87%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
Healing Developmental Trauma
by Laurence Heller • 2012
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
4.26
2k+
Healing Developmental Trauma Summary
Healing Developmental Trauma 87%
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
by Laurence Heller 2012
4.26
2k+ ratings
The Complex PTSD Workbook
by Arielle Schwartz • 2017
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
4.23
1k+
The Complex PTSD Workbook Summary
The Complex PTSD Workbook 87%
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Drama of the Gifted Child
by Alice Miller • 1979
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
4.05
31k+
The Drama of the Gifted Child Summary
The Drama of the Gifted Child 87%
Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.
by Alice Miller 1979
4.05
31k+ ratings
Running on Empty
by Jonice Webb • 2012
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
4.18
11k+
Running on Empty Summary
Running on Empty 87%
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
by Jonice Webb 2012
4.18
11k+ ratings
Waking the Tiger
by Peter A. Levine • 1997
Trauma is biology, not psychology: trapped survival energy your body already knows how to release.
4.06
10k+
Waking the Tiger Summary
Waking the Tiger 87%
Trauma is biology, not psychology: trapped survival energy your body already knows how to release.
by Peter A. Levine 1997
4.06
10k+ ratings
Getting Past Your Past
by Francine Shapiro • 2012
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
4.07
4k+
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past 87%
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012
4.07
4k+ ratings
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition
by Francine Shapiro • 2022
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
4.29
280
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition Summary
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Third Edition 87%
Trauma lodges in the brain as unprocessed memories; the therapy that reprocesses them, step by step.
by Francine Shapiro 2022
4.29
280 ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk • 2014
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
4.34
289k+
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score 87%
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
by Bessel van der Kolk 2014
4.34
289k+ ratings
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me
by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
4.08
3k+
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary
Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 87%
His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.
by Ian Morgan Cron 2011
4.08
3k+ ratings
Your Pocket Therapist
by Annie Zimmerman • 2024
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
4.37
2k+
Your Pocket Therapist Summary
Your Pocket Therapist 87%
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
by Annie Zimmerman 2024
4.37
2k+ ratings
Just Another Kid
by Torey L. Hayden • 1988
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
4.24
6k+
Just Another Kid Summary
Just Another Kid 87%
271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.
by Torey L. Hayden 1988
4.24
6k+ ratings
The Courage to Heal Workbook
by Laura Davis • 1990
Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.
4.27
2k+
The Courage to Heal Workbook Summary
The Courage to Heal Workbook 87%
Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.
by Laura Davis 1990
4.27
2k+ ratings
The Haunted Self
by Onno van der Hart • 2006
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
4.44
393
The Haunted Self Summary
The Haunted Self 87%
The personality splits under trauma: one part manages lunch, another still flees the tiger.
by Onno van der Hart 2006
4.44
393 ratings
No Bad Parts
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2021
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
4.10
21k+
No Bad Parts Summary
No Bad Parts 87%
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2021
4.10
21k+ ratings
The Trauma of Everyday Life
by Mark Epstein • 2013
Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.
3.79
2k+
The Trauma of Everyday Life Summary
The Trauma of Everyday Life 87%
Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.
by Mark Epstein 2013
3.79
2k+ ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 87%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma 86%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Supernormal
by Meg Jay • 2017
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
4.31
1k+
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 86%
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
by Meg Jay 2017
4.31
1k+ ratings
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy? 86%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 86%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
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