🔁 Maladaptive Coping

Characters who survive through self-destructive habits—substance use, emotional withdrawal, compulsive behavior—revealing how survival strategies can become their own prisons.

Psicotrampas

by Giorgio Nardone • 2013

Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.

3.44

453

🎯 Strategic Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Paradoxical Interventions

Psicotrampas 89%

Your best coping strategy is likely your worst enemy. The real fix is paradoxical.

by Giorgio Nardone 2013

3.44

453 ratings

🎯 Strategic Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🔄 Paradoxical Interventions

Addicted to Drama

by Scott Lyons • 2023

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

3.90

250

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Addicted to Drama 89%

Chaos can be an addiction: tolerance grows, withdrawal burns, relapse repeats. How to heal it.

by Scott Lyons 2023

3.90

250 ratings

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🔁 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Why Do I Keep Doing This?

by Kati Morton • 2025

The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.

3.69

347

🌀 Self-Sabotage 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 🙇 People Pleasing

Why Do I Keep Doing This? 89%

The habits keeping you stuck began as childhood armor. A therapist's guide to putting them down.

by Kati Morton 2025

3.69

347 ratings

🌀 Self-Sabotage 🎯 Perfectionism Recovery 🙇 People Pleasing

The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide

by Alexander L. Chapman • 2007

Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.

3.98

1k+

📋 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🧘 Dialectical Behavior Therapy

The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide Summary

The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide 89%

Why the most notorious diagnosis in mental health is treatable, and the practical skills to start.

by Alexander L. Chapman 2007

3.98

1k+ ratings

📋 Personality Disorders 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🧘 Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder

by Fugen Neziroglu • 1991

The more you check for feeling real, the less you feel. An acceptance-based recovery guide.

3.83

111

😶‍🌫️ Depersonalization 🧠 Dissociative Disorders 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder Summary

Overcoming Depersonalization Disorder 89%

The more you check for feeling real, the less you feel. An acceptance-based recovery guide.

by Fugen Neziroglu 1991

3.83

111 ratings

😶‍🌫️ Depersonalization 🧠 Dissociative Disorders 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance

This Is How 89%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance

Brain over Binge

by Kathryn Hansen • 2011

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

3.84

3k+

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing

Brain over Binge 89%

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011

3.84

3k+ ratings

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing

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+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🔒 Emotional Repression

The Drama of the Gifted Child 89%

Depression and grandiosity share a root: the child who learned her feelings were inconvenient.

by Alice Miller 1979

4.05

31k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Parental Narcissism 🔒 Emotional Repression

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

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

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

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Why Do I Do That?

by Joseph Burgo • 2012

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

4.15

1k+

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth

Why Do I Do That? 89%

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

by Joseph Burgo 2012

4.15

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth

Healing the Shame That Binds You

by John Bradshaw • 1988

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

4.09

12k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 89%

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

by John Bradshaw 1988

4.09

12k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery

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+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect

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

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect

Time Anxiety

by Chris Guillebeau • 2025

Break the overwhelm cycle by accepting limits, rethinking productivity, and facing your mortality.

3.72

757

🚫 Anti-Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Radical Acceptance

Time Anxiety 89%

Break the overwhelm cycle by accepting limits, rethinking productivity, and facing your mortality.

by Chris Guillebeau 2025

3.72

757 ratings

🚫 Anti-Productivity 🧠 Cognitive Distortions 🤲 Radical Acceptance

Reinventing Your Life

by Jeffrey E. Young • 1993

Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.

4.20

9k+

🛋️ Schema Therapy 👶 Childhood Patterns 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Reinventing Your Life 89%

Childhood planted the patterns that sabotage your relationships and success. The systematic way out.

by Jeffrey E. Young 1993

4.20

9k+ ratings

🛋️ Schema Therapy 👶 Childhood Patterns 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Stop Avoiding Stuff

by Matthew S. Boone • 2020

25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.

3.84

190

🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🚫 Avoidance Patterns 💗 Emotional Acceptance

Stop Avoiding Stuff 89%

25 microskills from acceptance therapy: act on what matters when every instinct says hide.

by Matthew S. Boone 2020

3.84

190 ratings

🎯 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🚫 Avoidance Patterns 💗 Emotional Acceptance

How To Kill A Narcissist

by J.H. Simon • 2016

Narcissists run on your emotional reaction. Starve them by disengaging and rebuild your life.

4.19

801

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🧠 Emotional Manipulation 🚧 Boundary Setting

How To Kill A Narcissist 89%

Narcissists run on your emotional reaction. Starve them by disengaging and rebuild your life.

by J.H. Simon 2016

4.19

801 ratings

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🧠 Emotional Manipulation 🚧 Boundary Setting

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+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing

The Courage to Heal Workbook 89%

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

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing

Get Out of Your Own Way

by Mark Goulston • 1996

The self-sabotaging loops that make you quit, comply, and lash out, and how to dismantle them.

3.73

3k+

🪤 Self-Sabotage Patterns 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Techniques 🎭 People Pleasing

Get Out of Your Own Way 89%

The self-sabotaging loops that make you quit, comply, and lash out, and how to dismantle them.

by Mark Goulston 1996

3.73

3k+ ratings

🪤 Self-Sabotage Patterns 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Techniques 🎭 People Pleasing

The New Codependency

by Melody Beattie • 2008

Vanishing into other people is not love. The updated guide for boundaries that keep you here.

3.92

2k+

🧩 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Family Dysfunction

The New Codependency 89%

Vanishing into other people is not love. The updated guide for boundaries that keep you here.

by Melody Beattie 2008

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧩 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 💔 Family Dysfunction

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 89%

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

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

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Rage 89%

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

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Complex PTSD

by Pete Walker • 2013

CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.

4.54

14k+

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🧠 Trauma Responses 💬 Inner Critic Work

Complex PTSD 89%

CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.

by Pete Walker 2013

4.54

14k+ ratings

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🧠 Trauma Responses 💬 Inner Critic Work

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings

by Eric Robertson • 2019

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

3.65

617

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings Summary

Control Your Mind and Master Your Feelings 88%

Break free from overthinking and transform every emotion into a source of strength.

by Eric Robertson 2019

3.65

617 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔄 Overthinking 🔀 Cognitive Reframing

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

Healing the Child Within

by Charles L. Whitfield • 1987

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

4.06

6k+

👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Healing the Child Within 88%

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

by Charles L. Whitfield 1987

4.06

6k+ ratings

👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Light in the Shadows

by A. Meredith Walters • 2013

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

4.20

17k+

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Light in the Shadows 88%

Healing from depression and self-harm when love alone fails: a framework for lasting recovery.

by A. Meredith Walters 2013

4.20

17k+ ratings

🧷 Codependency Recovery 🤝 Self-Forgiveness 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Woman Who Love Too Much

by Robin Norwood

It feels like love but works like an addiction, and the needle was loaded in childhood.

4.03

🪢 Codependency 🖤 Obsessive Love 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Woman Who Love Too Much 88%

It feels like love but works like an addiction, and the needle was loaded in childhood.

by Robin Norwood

4.03

78 ratings

🪢 Codependency 🖤 Obsessive Love 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Your Coping Skills Aren't Working

by Richard Brouillette • 2023

Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.

4.11

🧠 Schema Therapy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🏠 Reparenting

Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Summary

Your Coping Skills Aren't Working 88%

Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.

by Richard Brouillette 2023

4.11

56 ratings

🧠 Schema Therapy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🏠 Reparenting

The Happiness Trap

by Russ Harris • 2007

Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.

4.13

21k+

🧠 Third-Wave Cbt 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🧭 Values-Based Living

The Happiness Trap 88%

Thoughts aren't facts. Feelings aren't enemies. A clinical path to living well without the struggle.

by Russ Harris 2007

4.13

21k+ ratings

🧠 Third-Wave Cbt 🤲 Acceptance Practice 🧭 Values-Based Living

Hi, Anxiety

by Kat Kinsman • 2016

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

3.64

1k+

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping

Hi, Anxiety 88%

A trembling hand extended: one journalist's messy memoir of anxiety behind the social media smiles.

by Kat Kinsman 2016

3.64

1k+ ratings

📖 Anxiety Memoir 💬 Mental Health Stigma 😂 Humor As Coping

The Tao of Fully Feeling

by Pete Walker • 1995

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

4.41

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work

The Tao of Fully Feeling 88%

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

by Pete Walker 1995

4.41

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work

Facing Codependence

by Pia Mellody • 1989

Childhood survival traits that become codependence, and the path back to an authentic self.

4.07

3k+

🧩 Codependency Recovery 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Facing Codependence 88%

Childhood survival traits that become codependence, and the path back to an authentic self.

by Pia Mellody 1989

4.07

3k+ ratings

🧩 Codependency Recovery 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Worry Cure

by Robert L. Leahy • 2005

You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.

3.92

2k+

😰 Worry Management 🧘 Anxiety Treatment 🧠 Cognitive Therapy

The Worry Cure 88%

You worry because you believe it protects you. Break that belief and the cycle collapses.

by Robert L. Leahy 2005

3.92

2k+ ratings

😰 Worry Management 🧘 Anxiety Treatment 🧠 Cognitive Therapy

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+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Healing Your Emotional Self 88%

Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.

by Beverly Engel 2006

4.00

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder

by Daniel J. Fox • 2022

BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.

4.22

184

🎭 Borderline Personality 🤝 Dual Diagnosis 🌊 Emotional Dysregulation

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder Summary

Complex Borderline Personality Disorder 88%

BPD rarely travels alone. A framework for untangling its overlap with depression, ADHD, and trauma.

by Daniel J. Fox 2022

4.22

184 ratings

🎭 Borderline Personality 🤝 Dual Diagnosis 🌊 Emotional Dysregulation

The Betrayal Bond

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1997

Destructive relationships create bonds as powerful as addiction. The proven path to breaking free.

4.33

1k+

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction

The Betrayal Bond 88%

Destructive relationships create bonds as powerful as addiction. The proven path to breaking free.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1997

4.33

1k+ ratings

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction

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+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing

Fawning 88%

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing

How To Do Things You Hate

by Peter Hollins • 2023

Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.

3.78

334

😤 Emotional Regulation ⏰ Procrastination 🔦 Attention Management

How To Do Things You Hate 88%

Bypass the emotional resistance that stops you from hard tasks, without waiting for motivation.

by Peter Hollins 2023

3.78

334 ratings

😤 Emotional Regulation ⏰ Procrastination 🔦 Attention Management

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life

by David Hawkins • 2007

Five toxic personalities that distort your reality, and the boundary system for reclaiming it.

4.08

227

💔 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life Summary

Dealing with the CrazyMakers in Your Life 88%

Five toxic personalities that distort your reality, and the boundary system for reclaiming it.

by David Hawkins 2007

4.08

227 ratings

💔 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Boundary Setting 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

The Pyramid Mind

by Vlad Beliavsky • 2023

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

4.65

145

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking

The Pyramid Mind 88%

Stop choosing between therapies. Your mind has six domains; one system trains them all.

by Vlad Beliavsky 2023

4.65

145 ratings

🔀 Integrative Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🤔 Realistic Thinking

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You

by Albert Ellis • 2016

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

3.78

696

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary

How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You 88%

Anxiety springs from the silent demands you make. Learn to challenge them.

by Albert Ellis 2016

3.78

696 ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ❓ Irrational Beliefs

Toxic Parents

by Susan Forward • 1990

Forgiveness is optional: a roadmap for adult children recovering from a harmful upbringing.

4.16

16k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🛡️ Adult Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Toxic Parents 88%

Forgiveness is optional: a roadmap for adult children recovering from a harmful upbringing.

by Susan Forward 1990

4.16

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🛡️ Adult Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Disarming the Narcissist

by Wendy T. Behary • 2008

Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.

3.69

3k+

🪞 Narcissistic Relationships 🧠 Personality Disorders 🧱 Schema Therapy

Disarming the Narcissist 88%

Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.

by Wendy T. Behary 2008

3.69

3k+ ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Relationships 🧠 Personality Disorders 🧱 Schema Therapy

Stopping the Noise in Your Head

by R. Reid Wilson • 2016

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

4.02

496

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk

Stopping the Noise in Your Head 88%

Anxiety wins when you seek comfort. Beat it by demanding more discomfort, not less.

by R. Reid Wilson 2016

4.02

496 ratings

🧠 Anxiety Management 📋 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💬 Self-Talk

F*ck Feelings

by Michael I. Bennett • 2015

Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.

3.46

6k+

🧨 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Emotional Management 🧭 Values-Based Living

F*ck Feelings 88%

Self-help made things worse. A psychiatrist on managing your life instead of your feelings.

by Michael I. Bennett 2015

3.46

6k+ ratings

🧨 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Emotional Management 🧭 Values-Based Living

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa

Breaking Addiction 88%

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa

And Never Stop Dancing

by Gordon Livingston • 2006

Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.

3.75

505

🏛️ Stoic Resilience 🎭 Self-Deception 🕊️ Forgiveness

And Never Stop Dancing 88%

Thirty blunt truths: why anger hides sadness, forgiveness heals the giver, and passivity is a trap.

by Gordon Livingston 2006

3.75

505 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Resilience 🎭 Self-Deception 🕊️ Forgiveness

F**k It - Do What You Love

by John C. Parkin • 2016

The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.

3.16

849

😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🫂 Emotional Acceptance 🤷 The Art Of Not Caring

F**k It - Do What You Love 88%

The permission to stop trying so hard: why caring less brings more peace than self-optimization.

by John C. Parkin 2016

3.16

849 ratings

😏 Irreverent Self-Help 🫂 Emotional Acceptance 🤷 The Art Of Not Caring

You Do You

by Sarah Knight • 2017

The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.

3.62

8k+

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

You Do You 88%

The permission slip for saying no, skipping the party, and finally putting yourself first.

by Sarah Knight 2017

3.62

8k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Acceptance 🙃 Anti-Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

Dissociation Made Simple

by Jamie Marich • 2023

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

4.06

621

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques

Dissociation Made Simple 88%

Dissociation isn't a flaw. It's a survival response with hidden gifts you can learn to harness.

by Jamie Marich 2023

4.06

621 ratings

🧠 Dissociative Coping 🧩 Parts Work Therapy ⚓ Grounding Techniques

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