Family Boundaries Books | Summaries & Audio

True to You

by Kathleen Smith • 2024

Most people pleasing is just borrowed identity. A therapist's path to a self that holds steady.

4.21

344

🧩 Family Systems Theory 🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

True to You 90%

Most people pleasing is just borrowed identity. A therapist's path to a self that holds steady.

by Kathleen Smith 2024

4.21

344 ratings

🧩 Family Systems Theory 🎭 People Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fault Lines

by Karl Pillemer • 2020

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

4.12

612

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

Fault Lines 90%

67 million Americans estranged from family: the research on why, and a path back.

by Karl Pillemer 2020

4.12

612 ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 🕊️ Family Reconciliation 🚧 Boundary Setting

Drama Free

by Nedra Glover Tawwab • 2023

Family dysfunction isn't just abuse. Name it, set boundaries, break the cycle.

4.26

7k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧬 Generational Trauma

Drama Free 89%

Family dysfunction isn't just abuse. Name it, set boundaries, break the cycle.

by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2023

4.26

7k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧬 Generational Trauma

Brothers, Sisters, Strangers

by Fern Schumer Chapman • 2021

A sibling cut-off hurts like a death. The repair guide from a woman who rebuilt hers.

4.20

211

💔 Family Estrangement 👥 Sibling Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting

Brothers, Sisters, Strangers 89%

A sibling cut-off hurts like a death. The repair guide from a woman who rebuilt hers.

by Fern Schumer Chapman 2021

4.20

211 ratings

💔 Family Estrangement 👥 Sibling Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting

Rules of Estrangement

by Joshua Coleman • 2021

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

4.12

1k+

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

Rules of Estrangement 89%

The counterintuitive rule for estranged parents: the work of repair is yours alone.

by Joshua Coleman 2021

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏚️ Family Estrangement 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 💔 Estranged Parents

Raising Competent Children

by Jesper Juul • 1995

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

4.25

2k+

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

Raising Competent Children 89%

Children cooperate when respected. A parenting shift that works with their natural competence.

by Jesper Juul 1995

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Respectful Parenting 🧒 Child Autonomy 💬 Family Communication

Psychosomatic Families

by Salvador Minuchin • 1978

Anorexia is a family problem. Treated as one, the cure rate reaches 86%.

4.24

🏥 Family Systems Therapy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🧬 Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychosomatic Families 89%

Anorexia is a family problem. Treated as one, the cure rate reaches 86%.

by Salvador Minuchin 1978

4.24

29 ratings

🏥 Family Systems Therapy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🧬 Psychosomatic Medicine

Set Boundaries, Find Peace

by Nedra Glover Tawwab • 2021

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

4.24

38k+

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Set Boundaries, Find Peace 89%

Saying no scares you more than burnout. A therapist's method for limits that stick.

by Nedra Glover Tawwab 2021

4.24

38k+ ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Boundaries

by Henry Cloud • 1995

Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.

4.32

1k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🔗 Codependency Recovery

Boundaries 88%

Say no without losing connection: a biblical path from guilt to freedom.

by Henry Cloud 1995

4.32

1k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🙇 People Pleasing 🔗 Codependency Recovery

Understanding the Borderline Mother

by Christine Ann Lawson • 2000

Your borderline mother's chaos follows four patterns. Recognize hers and finally heal.

4.41

3k+

👩‍👧 Borderline Mothers 🌑 Mother Wound 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing

Understanding the Borderline Mother Summary

Understanding the Borderline Mother 88%

Your borderline mother's chaos follows four patterns. Recognize hers and finally heal.

by Christine Ann Lawson 2000

4.41

3k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Borderline Mothers 🌑 Mother Wound 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing

Bowen Family Systems Theory

by Daniel V. Papero • 1990

Anxiety organizes your family more than love does. The theory that reveals the hidden patterns.

4.15

🛋️ Family Therapy 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧭 Emotional Autonomy

Bowen Family Systems Theory 88%

Anxiety organizes your family more than love does. The theory that reveals the hidden patterns.

by Daniel V. Papero 1990

4.15

34 ratings

🛋️ Family Therapy 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧭 Emotional Autonomy

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

🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment 🔄 Role Reversal 🏠 Family Systems

The Emotional Incest Syndrome 88%

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

🕸️ Emotional Enmeshment 🔄 Role Reversal 🏠 Family Systems

Children of the Self-Absorbed

by Nina W. Brown • 2000

How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.

3.91

2k+

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🧒 Inner Child Work

Children of the Self-Absorbed 88%

How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.

by Nina W. Brown 2000

3.91

2k+ ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🧒 Inner Child Work

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children

by Allison Bottke • 2008

Six faith-based steps to stop enabling your adult child, end the chaos, and reclaim your sanity.

4.16

748

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🆘 Enabling Behaviors 🙏 Faith-Based Recovery

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children Summary

Setting Boundaries with Your Adult Children 88%

Six faith-based steps to stop enabling your adult child, end the chaos, and reclaim your sanity.

by Allison Bottke 2008

4.16

748 ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🆘 Enabling Behaviors 🙏 Faith-Based Recovery

Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough

by Abbey Strauss • 2011

When your mother charms everyone but you: the tools for setting limits and healing old wounds.

4.33

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🚧 Boundary Setting

Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough Summary

Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough 88%

When your mother charms everyone but you: the tools for setting limits and healing old wounds.

by Abbey Strauss 2011

4.33

3 ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🚧 Boundary Setting

Will the Drama Ever End?

by Karyl McBride • 2024

Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.

4.34

350

🔍 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Dysfunction 🩹 Childhood Trauma

Will the Drama Ever End? 88%

Healing from a narcissistic parent: the five-stage program for undoing the damage, contact or no.

by Karyl McBride 2024

4.34

350 ratings

🔍 Narcissistic Parents 💔 Family Dysfunction 🩹 Childhood Trauma

Doing Life with Your Adult Children

by Jim Burns • 2019

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

4.08

6k+

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

Doing Life with Your Adult Children Summary

Doing Life with Your Adult Children 88%

When your kids grow up, being a manager stops working. The consultant's playbook for staying close.

by Jim Burns 2019

4.08

6k+ ratings

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children 🚀 Launching Young Adults 🧱 Boundary Setting

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019

They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.

4.40

6k+

🧸 Parental Immaturity 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔑 Emotional Autonomy

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 88%

They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019

4.40

6k+ ratings

🧸 Parental Immaturity 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔑 Emotional Autonomy

When Your Daughter Has BPD

by Daniel S. Lobel • 2017

Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.

3.92

299

🧠 Bpd Parenting 🩺 Personality Disorders ⛓️‍💥 Codependency Recovery

When Your Daughter Has BPD 88%

Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.

by Daniel S. Lobel 2017

3.92

299 ratings

🧠 Bpd Parenting 🩺 Personality Disorders ⛓️‍💥 Codependency Recovery

The Dance of Connection

by Harriet Lerner • 2001

How to speak when you are furious, hurt, or scared, and still preserve the relationship.

4.06

4k+

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

The Dance of Connection 88%

How to speak when you are furious, hurt, or scared, and still preserve the relationship.

by Harriet Lerner 2001

4.06

4k+ ratings

🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🧱 Emotional Boundaries

Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder

by Jerold J. Kreisman • 2018

Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.

3.94

358

🧠 Personality Disorders 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundary Setting

Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder Summary

Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder 88%

Why talking to a borderline loved one feels impossible, and the method that works.

by Jerold J. Kreisman 2018

3.94

358 ratings

🧠 Personality Disorders 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundary Setting

Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2023

Practical strategies to disentangle from emotionally immature family and finally put yourself first.

4.49

2k+

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪢 Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People Summary

Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People 88%

Practical strategies to disentangle from emotionally immature family and finally put yourself first.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2023

4.49

2k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪢 Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Boundary Setting

I Only Say This Because I Love You

by Deborah Tannen • 2001

The real argument was never spoken. What linguistics reveals about family conflict's hidden logic.

3.80

497

🗣️ Family Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 👥 Gender And Talk

I Only Say This Because I Love You Summary

I Only Say This Because I Love You 88%

The real argument was never spoken. What linguistics reveals about family conflict's hidden logic.

by Deborah Tannen 2001

3.80

497 ratings

🗣️ Family Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 👥 Gender And Talk

Narcissistic Mothers

by Caroline Foster • 2021

Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.

4.19

1k+

🧪 Toxic Parenting 💔 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Narcissistic Mothers 88%

Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.

by Caroline Foster 2021

4.19

1k+ ratings

🧪 Toxic Parenting 💔 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Failure to Launch

by Mark McConville • 2020

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

4.22

583

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries

Failure to Launch 88%

From manager to advisor: a clinical method for helping a stuck twentysomething take ownership.

by Mark McConville 2020

4.22

583 ratings

🧭 Emerging Adulthood 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🚧 Parental Boundaries

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen

by Robert J. MacKenzie • 2015

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

4.09

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen Summary

Setting Limits with your Strong-Willed Teen 88%

Your teen pushes every limit. Here's how to hold the line without the power struggles.

by Robert J. MacKenzie 2015

4.09

58 ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧑‍🎓 Parenting Teens 🚧 Limit Setting

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children

by Gregory Grinstead • 2015

Trading control for prayer: a Christian guide to loving adult children without running their lives.

5.00

🪹 Empty Nest 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 📖 Biblical Parenting

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children Summary

God's Help For Parents With Adult Children 88%

Trading control for prayer: a Christian guide to loving adult children without running their lives.

by Gregory Grinstead 2015

5.00

2 ratings

🪹 Empty Nest 👨‍👩‍👧 Adult Children 📖 Biblical Parenting

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members

by Sherrie Campbell • 2022

You cut them off. Now: handling guilt, silencing their messengers, healing the shame they left.

4.29

1k+

✂️ Family Estrangement 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members Summary

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members 88%

You cut them off. Now: handling guilt, silencing their messengers, healing the shame they left.

by Sherrie Campbell 2022

4.29

1k+ ratings

✂️ Family Estrangement 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

The Joy of Being Selfish

by Michelle Elman • 2021

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

4.18

2k+

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

The Joy of Being Selfish 88%

What if putting yourself first was the most generous move? Boundaries without the guilt spiral.

by Michelle Elman 2021

4.18

2k+ ratings

🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 People Pleasing 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World

by Kristen Welch • 2016

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

3.99

6k+

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World Summary

Raising Grateful Kids in an Entitled World 88%

One family's experiment: how limits, work, and faith raised grateful kids in an entitled culture.

by Kristen Welch 2016

3.99

6k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 🔄 Countercultural Parenting 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Screamfree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition

by Hal Runkel • 2004

The parenting method that says you are the one who needs to change, not your child.

3.97

5k+

🧘 Calm Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences 🚧 Boundary Setting

Screamfree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition Summary

Screamfree Parenting, 10th Anniversary Revised Edition 88%

The parenting method that says you are the one who needs to change, not your child.

by Hal Runkel 2004

3.97

5k+ ratings

🧘 Calm Parenting 🍂 Natural Consequences 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Origins of You

by Vienna Pharaon • 2023

Your childhood shaped how you love. Spot the patterns from your past and finally break them.

4.41

3k+

🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🩹 Childhood Wounds 🔄 Generational Patterns

The Origins of You 88%

Your childhood shaped how you love. Spot the patterns from your past and finally break them.

by Vienna Pharaon 2023

4.41

3k+ ratings

🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🩹 Childhood Wounds 🔄 Generational Patterns

Here Be Dragons

by Melanie Shankle • 2025

Her mother was her first bully. She learned to forgive without going back.

4.53

5k+

🧬 Generational Trauma 🏚️ Toxic Family ✝️ Christian Memoir

Here Be Dragons 88%

Her mother was her first bully. She learned to forgive without going back.

by Melanie Shankle 2025

4.53

5k+ ratings

🧬 Generational Trauma 🏚️ Toxic Family ✝️ Christian Memoir

Boundaries with Kids

by Henry Cloud • 2001

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

4.31

5k+

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries

Boundaries with Kids 88%

The boundaries that turn your kids into responsible adults, without constant nagging or punishment.

by Henry Cloud 2001

4.31

5k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 🧱 Child Discipline 🚧 Behavior Boundaries

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing

by John Bradshaw • 1996

Family shame runs you from the shadows. A path to unearth, confront, and break free.

4.16

255

🧩 Family Systems 🧸 Inner Child Work 🔗 Generational Trauma

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing Summary

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing 88%

Family shame runs you from the shadows. A path to unearth, confront, and break free.

by John Bradshaw 1996

4.16

255 ratings

🧩 Family Systems 🧸 Inner Child Work 🔗 Generational Trauma

Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man

by Scott Wetzler • 1992

How to spot the hidden anger, stop the push-pull, and set limits that end the game.

4.02

349

🕵️ Passive-Aggressive Behavior 🔗 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting

Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man Summary

Living with the Passive-Aggressive Man 88%

How to spot the hidden anger, stop the push-pull, and set limits that end the game.

by Scott Wetzler 1992

4.02

349 ratings

🕵️ Passive-Aggressive Behavior 🔗 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting

How We Love Our Kids

by Milan Yerkovich • 2011

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

4.36

413

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

How We Love Our Kids 87%

How you were parented programmed how you parent. Five patterns, five course corrections.

by Milan Yerkovich 2011

4.36

413 ratings

🧸 Attachment Styles ✝️ Christian Parenting 💔 Cycle Breaking

Laying Down the Law

by Ruth Peters • 2002

The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.

3.69

🛠️ Discipline Strategies 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting ⚖️ Consequence Parenting

Laying Down the Law 87%

The parenting playbook that replaces negotiation with clear consequences, so a single 'no' sticks.

by Ruth Peters 2002

3.69

29 ratings

🛠️ Discipline Strategies 🏛️ Authoritative Parenting ⚖️ Consequence Parenting

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families

by Stephen R. Covey • 2014

Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.

4.13

12k+

🏠 Family Dynamics 🔁 Habit Formation 🗣️ Family Communication

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Summary

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families 87%

Classic productivity habits, remade for families: shared purpose, protected time, real listening.

by Stephen R. Covey 2014

4.13

12k+ ratings

🏠 Family Dynamics 🔁 Habit Formation 🗣️ Family Communication

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

by Elizabeth B. Brown • 1999

When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.

3.75

713

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪢 Codependency

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People Summary

Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People 87%

When leaving is not the answer and staying is unbearable, here is a third way.

by Elizabeth B. Brown 1999

3.75

713 ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪢 Codependency

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2015

Your parent was allergic to feelings. Stop letting that shape your relationships.

4.35

95k+

🩹 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Family Systems 🧠 Attachment Theory

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 87%

Your parent was allergic to feelings. Stop letting that shape your relationships.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2015

4.35

95k+ ratings

🩹 Emotional Neglect 🔄 Family Systems 🧠 Attachment Theory

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child

by Robert J. Mac Kenzie • 2001

Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.

4.17

3k+

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧒 Child Discipline 🚧 Boundary Setting

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child Summary

Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child 87%

Strong-willed kids test limits. A discipline method that teaches them rules without the drama.

by Robert J. Mac Kenzie 2001

4.17

3k+ ratings

💪 Strong-Willed Children 🧒 Child Discipline 🚧 Boundary Setting

Emotional Blackmail

by Susan Forward • 1997

A therapist's script for breaking the cycle of emotional demands, threats, and guilty surrender.

4.09

4k+

💔 Emotional Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

Emotional Blackmail 87%

A therapist's script for breaking the cycle of emotional demands, threats, and guilty surrender.

by Susan Forward 1997

4.09

4k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

How to Hug a Porcupine

by June Eding • 2009

Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.

3.09

3k+

😬 Difficult People ✌️ Conflict Resolution 🫂 Empathy Skills

How to Hug a Porcupine 87%

Some people wear armor everywhere. How to reach the person inside.

by June Eding 2009

3.09

3k+ ratings

😬 Difficult People ✌️ Conflict Resolution 🫂 Empathy Skills

Boundaries

by Henry Cloud • 1992

Say no without guilt, stop absorbing what isn't yours, and hold the line when pushback comes.

4.21

88k+

🧱 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Psychology 🚫 Saying No

Boundaries 87%

Say no without guilt, stop absorbing what isn't yours, and hold the line when pushback comes.

by Henry Cloud 1992

4.21

88k+ ratings

🧱 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Psychology 🚫 Saying No

Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome

by Amy J.L. Baker • 2007

Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.

4.44

176

💔 Parental Alienation 🎭 Narcissistic Parents 🫂 Family Estrangement

Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome Summary

Adult Children of Parental Alienation Syndrome 87%

Cult-like manipulation turns children against a parent; the damage follows them into adulthood.

by Amy J.L. Baker 2007

4.44

176 ratings

💔 Parental Alienation 🎭 Narcissistic Parents 🫂 Family Estrangement

"Dear Daughter of a Narcisstic Mother ..."

by Danu Morrigan • 2017

100 letters to the daughter of a narcissistic mother: stop hoping she will change, start thriving.

4.12

👩‍👧 Maternal Narcissism 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse

"Dear Daughter of a Narcisstic Mother ..." Summary

"Dear Daughter of a Narcisstic Mother ..." 87%

100 letters to the daughter of a narcissistic mother: stop hoping she will change, start thriving.

by Danu Morrigan 2017

4.12

82 ratings

👩‍👧 Maternal Narcissism 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse

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

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

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

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma

The Parallel Parenting Solution

by Carl Knickerbocker JD • 2021

Divorce advice says cooperate. For a third of families, that advice prolongs the abuse.

4.49

254

🏡 Post-Divorce Parenting ⚡ High-Conflict Co-Parenting 🩹 Divorce Recovery

The Parallel Parenting Solution 87%

Divorce advice says cooperate. For a third of families, that advice prolongs the abuse.

by Carl Knickerbocker JD 2021

4.49

254 ratings

🏡 Post-Divorce Parenting ⚡ High-Conflict Co-Parenting 🩹 Divorce Recovery

How to Have That Difficult Conversation You've Been Avoiding with your Spouse, Adult Child, Boss, Coworker, Best Friend, Parent, or Someone You're Dating

by Henry Cloud • 2003

Turn the conversation you have been avoiding into the one that saves the relationship.

3.99

1k+

🗣️ Difficult Conversations ❤️ Compassionate Communication 🚧 Boundary Setting

How to Have That Difficult Conversation You've Been Avoiding with your Spouse, Adult Child, Boss, Coworker, Best Friend, Parent, or Someone You're Dating 87%

Turn the conversation you have been avoiding into the one that saves the relationship.

by Henry Cloud 2003

3.99

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Difficult Conversations ❤️ Compassionate Communication 🚧 Boundary Setting

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