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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 91%
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
by Jonice Webb 2012
4.18
11k+ 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 90%
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
by Simon Chapple 2021
3.76
177 ratings
Love Me, Don't Leave Me
by Michelle Skeen • 2014
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
3.90
1k+
Love Me, Don't Leave Me Summary
Love Me, Don't Leave Me 90%
Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.
by Michelle Skeen 2014
3.90
1k+ ratings
Mother Hunger
by Kelly McDaniel • 2021
Your unexplainable hunger for love is a maternal wound, and it heals without her apology.
4.08
6k+
Mother Hunger Summary
Mother Hunger 90%
Your unexplainable hunger for love is a maternal wound, and it heals without her apology.
by Kelly McDaniel 2021
4.08
6k+ 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 90%
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 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 90%
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
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers
by Leslie Leyland Fields • 2014
Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.
4.26
306
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers Summary
Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers 90%
Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.
by Leslie Leyland Fields 2014
4.26
306 ratings
Becoming the One
by Sheleana Aiyana • 2022
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
4.35
2k+
Becoming the One Summary
Becoming the One 90%
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
by Sheleana Aiyana 2022
4.35
2k+ 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 90%
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021
3.78
4k+ 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 90%
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018
3.68
7k+ ratings
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated
by Susan Anderson • 2000
Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.
4.22
2k+
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated Summary
The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated 90%
Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.
by Susan Anderson 2000
4.22
2k+ ratings
Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido
by Walter Riso • 2016
A psychologist's ten rules for clearing your ex from your head and reclaiming your self-worth.
4.07
3k+
Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido Summary
Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido 90%
A psychologist's ten rules for clearing your ex from your head and reclaiming your self-worth.
by Walter Riso 2016
4.07
3k+ ratings
Mothers Who Can't Love
by Susan Forward • 2014
When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.
4.21
5k+
Mothers Who Can't Love Summary
Mothers Who Can't Love 90%
When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.
by Susan Forward 2014
4.21
5k+ 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 90%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Spiritual Divorce
by Debbie Ford • 2001
Divorce unveils you. How shadow work and surrender turn a split into a spiritual awakening.
4.01
431
Spiritual Divorce Summary
Spiritual Divorce 89%
Divorce unveils you. How shadow work and surrender turn a split into a spiritual awakening.
by Debbie Ford 2001
4.01
431 ratings
Homecoming
by John Bradshaw • 1984
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
4.02
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 89%
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
by John Bradshaw 1984
4.02
3k+ ratings
The Absent Father Effect on Daughters
by Susan E. Schwartz • 2020
The father who was never there still runs the daughter's life from inside her own mind.
3.63
324
The Absent Father Effect on Daughters Summary
The Absent Father Effect on Daughters 89%
The father who was never there still runs the daughter's life from inside her own mind.
by Susan E. Schwartz 2020
3.63
324 ratings
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+
Children of the Self-Absorbed Summary
Children of the Self-Absorbed 89%
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
by Nina W. Brown 2000
3.91
2k+ ratings
How to Fix a Broken Heart
by Guy Winch • 2018
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
4.15
4k+
How to Fix a Broken Heart Summary
How to Fix a Broken Heart 89%
Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?
by Guy Winch 2018
4.15
4k+ ratings
Running on Empty No More
by Jonice Webb • 2017
The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.
4.21
1k+
Running on Empty No More Summary
Running on Empty No More 89%
The unseen gap from childhood wrecking your relationships, and the specific skills to repair them.
by Jonice Webb 2017
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Primal Wound
by Nancy Verrier • 2003
The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.
4.04
2k+
The Primal Wound Summary
The Primal Wound 89%
The injury adoption begins with: why losing a mother before memory can shape an entire life.
by Nancy Verrier 2003
4.04
2k+ ratings
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+
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members Summary
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members 89%
You cut them off. Now: handling guilt, silencing their messengers, healing the shame they left.
by Sherrie Campbell 2022
4.29
1k+ ratings
The Path to Self-Love
by Ruby Dhal • 2024
Heartbreak, grief, toxic relationships: the concrete self-love practices that rebuild self-worth.
4.58
187
The Path to Self-Love Summary
The Path to Self-Love 89%
Heartbreak, grief, toxic relationships: the concrete self-love practices that rebuild self-worth.
by Ruby Dhal 2024
4.58
187 ratings
The Life That's Waiting
by Brianna Wiest • 2025
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
4.02
2k+
The Life That's Waiting Summary
The Life That's Waiting 89%
Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.
by Brianna Wiest 2025
4.02
2k+ ratings
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies
by Tara Schuster • 2002
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
3.88
24k+
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies Summary
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies 89%
Repair the damage of childhood neglect by learning to nurture yourself through small, daily rituals.
by Tara Schuster 2002
3.88
24k+ 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 89%
Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.
by Christopher Cortman 2018
3.72
148 ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 89%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 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 89%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
Complex PTSD
by Pete Walker • 2013
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
4.54
14k+
Complex PTSD Summary
Complex PTSD 89%
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
3.93
274k+
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces 89%
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016
3.93
274k+ ratings
The New Rules of Attachment
by Judy Ho • 2024
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
4.26
204
The New Rules of Attachment Summary
The New Rules of Attachment 89%
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
by Judy Ho 2024
4.26
204 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 89%
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
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 89%
Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.
by Arielle Schwartz 2020
4.23
416 ratings
I Don't Love You Anymore
by Rithvik Singh • 2024
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
3.86
3k+
I Don't Love You Anymore Summary
I Don't Love You Anymore 89%
A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.
by Rithvik Singh 2024
3.86
3k+ ratings
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
by Karyl McBride • 2008
Naming the hidden wound of a narcissistic mother, and the path to healing it.
4.20
12k+
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Summary
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers 89%
Naming the hidden wound of a narcissistic mother, and the path to healing it.
by Karyl McBride 2008
4.20
12k+ ratings
La guérison des 5 blessures
by Lise Bourbeau • 2015
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
3.91
3k+
La guérison des 5 blessures Summary
La guérison des 5 blessures 89%
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
by Lise Bourbeau 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
The Book of Healing
by Najwa Zebian • 2021
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
4.35
815
The Book of Healing Summary
The Book of Healing 89%
Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.
by Najwa Zebian 2021
4.35
815 ratings
Affirmations for the Inner Child
by Rokelle Lerner • 1990
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
4.41
219
Affirmations for the Inner Child Summary
Affirmations for the Inner Child 89%
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
by Rokelle Lerner 1990
4.41
219 ratings
Adult Children of Alcoholics
by Janet Geringer Woititz • 1983
An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.
4.12
6k+
Adult Children of Alcoholics Summary
Adult Children of Alcoholics 89%
An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.
by Janet Geringer Woititz 1983
4.12
6k+ ratings
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+
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 89%
Your parent was allergic to feelings. Stop letting that shape your relationships.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2015
4.35
95k+ ratings
Cut
by Patricia McCormick • 2000
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
3.76
60k+
Cut Summary
Cut 89%
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
by Patricia McCormick 2000
3.76
60k+ ratings
This Is Me Letting You Go
by Heidi Priebe • 2016
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
4.03
13k+
This Is Me Letting You Go Summary
This Is Me Letting You Go 89%
Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.
by Heidi Priebe 2016
4.03
13k+ ratings
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse
by Gregory L. Jantz • 1995
Invisible but devastating: how to recognize emotional abuse and reclaim the self-worth it took.
4.09
250
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse Summary
Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse 89%
Invisible but devastating: how to recognize emotional abuse and reclaim the self-worth it took.
by Gregory L. Jantz 1995
4.09
250 ratings
Journey through Trauma
by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
4.50
452
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 89%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
The Mastery of Love
by Miguel Ruiz • 1999
Your partner isn't the problem; the emotional wounds you project onto them are.
4.27
61k+
The Mastery of Love Summary
The Mastery of Love 89%
Your partner isn't the problem; the emotional wounds you project onto them are.
by Miguel Ruiz 1999
4.27
61k+ ratings
Conscious Uncoupling
by Katherine Woodward Thomas • 2015
Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.
4.19
2k+
Conscious Uncoupling Summary
Conscious Uncoupling 89%
Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.
by Katherine Woodward Thomas 2015
4.19
2k+ 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? 89%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents
by Sherrie Campbell • 2024
The system for shedding the guilt, fear, and self-doubt that emotionally abusive parents installed.
4.06
394
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents Summary
Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents 89%
The system for shedding the guilt, fear, and self-doubt that emotionally abusive parents installed.
by Sherrie Campbell 2024
4.06
394 ratings
One Small Step
by Yvonne M. Dolan • 1998
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
4.06
32
One Small Step Summary
One Small Step 89%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 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 89%
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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