50 Books like Healing Sex

The Sexual Healing Journey

by Wendy Maltz • 1991

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

4.23

821

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Sexual Healing Journey 99%

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

by Wendy Maltz 1991

4.23

821 ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Courage to Heal

by Ellen Bass • 2008

A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.

4.21

8k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

The Courage to Heal 98%

A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.

by Ellen Bass 2008

4.21

8k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Shame Resilience ✊ Feminist Psychology

Embracing Shame

by Bret Lyon • 2023

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

4.10

141

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

Embracing Shame 96%

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

by Bret Lyon 2023

4.10

141 ratings

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

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 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 96%

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 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

Conquering Shame and Codependency

by Darlene Lancer • 2014

Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.

4.22

422

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🩹 Shame Healing 🧠 Inner Critic Work 💬 Vulnerability Practice 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Conquering Shame and Codependency Summary

Conquering Shame and Codependency 96%

Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.

by Darlene Lancer 2014

4.22

422 ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🩹 Shame Healing 🧠 Inner Critic Work 💬 Vulnerability Practice 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Unfuck Your Intimacy

by Faith G. Harper • 2019

Science, sarcasm, and a trauma-informed plan to stop sabotaging your own intimacy.

3.57

3k+

🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌈 Sex Positivity 🚧 Boundaries 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Body Acceptance

Unfuck Your Intimacy 96%

Science, sarcasm, and a trauma-informed plan to stop sabotaging your own intimacy.

by Faith G. Harper 2019

3.57

3k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🌈 Sex Positivity 🚧 Boundaries 💗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Body Acceptance

The Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

4.32

2k+

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Wounded Heart 96%

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

by Dan B. Allender 1995

4.32

2k+ ratings

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Embodied Trauma ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Lifting Heavy Things

by Laura Khoudari

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

3.63

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Lifting Heavy Things 96%

Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Strength training can reach what talk therapy cannot.

by Laura Khoudari

3.63

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🧠 Nervous System 🏋️ Trauma-Informed Movement 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Feel It All

by Casey Tanner • 2024

Sexual insecurity isn't a personal flaw. It's the predictable echo of systemic neglect.

4.20

996

🫂 Sexual Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧱 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Systemic Oppression 🔇 Sexual Shame

Feel It All 96%

Sexual insecurity isn't a personal flaw. It's the predictable echo of systemic neglect.

by Casey Tanner 2024

4.20

996 ratings

🫂 Sexual Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧱 Attachment Theory ⚖️ Systemic Oppression 🔇 Sexual Shame

Whole Again

by Jackson MacKenzie • 2019

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

4.19

4k+

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Guilt

Whole Again 96%

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

by Jackson MacKenzie 2019

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion 😔 Shame And Guilt

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Journey through Trauma 96%

Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.

by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018

4.50

452 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

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 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💗 Self-Compassion

Healing Your Emotional Self 96%

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 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💗 Self-Compassion

Don't Call It Love

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

4.18

243

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

Don't Call It Love 96%

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1991

4.18

243 ratings

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience ⚠️ Relapse Prevention

The Wisdom of Your Body

by Hillary L. McBride • 2021

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

4.31

5k+

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

The Wisdom of Your Body 96%

The body you were taught to distrust holds the healing your mind alone cannot deliver.

by Hillary L. McBride 2021

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧠 Somatic Healing 🔗 Mind-Body Connection 🩹 Trauma Recovery ⚖️ Body Neutrality 🙏 Embodied Spirituality

Healing the Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 2016

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

4.45

577

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma 🎭 Shame Healing 🔁 Trauma Cycles

Healing the Wounded Heart 96%

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

by Dan B. Allender 2016

4.45

577 ratings

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma 🎭 Shame Healing 🔁 Trauma Cycles

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

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🌱 Grounding Techniques 🐢 Self-Paced Healing 🌊 Flashback Management

8 Keys to Safe Trauma Recovery 96%

Trauma recovery without mandatory reliving: eight keys that work through your body, at your pace.

by Babette Rothschild 2009

4.23

487 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🌱 Grounding Techniques 🐢 Self-Paced Healing 🌊 Flashback Management

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Soulbriety 95%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧩 Inner Parts Work 🙏 Spiritual Recovery

Invincible

by Brian F. Martin • 2014

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

4.57

698

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Invincible 95%

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

by Brian F. Martin 2014

4.57

698 ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

How We Grow Through What We Go Through

by Christopher Willard • 2022

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

3.85

213

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

How We Grow Through What We Go Through Summary

How We Grow Through What We Go Through 95%

Post-traumatic growth is more common than PTSD. The body-first practices that make it happen.

by Christopher Willard 2022

3.85

213 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 💗 Self-Compassion

An Autobiography of Trauma

by Peter A. Levine • 2024

His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.

3.80

362

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Intergenerational Trauma 📖 Memoir Of Healing 🔬 Science And Spirit

An Autobiography of Trauma 95%

His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.

by Peter A. Levine 2024

3.80

362 ratings

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Intergenerational Trauma 📖 Memoir Of Healing 🔬 Science And Spirit

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 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

The Tao of Fully Feeling 95%

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 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

Taking Sexy Back

by Alexandra H. Solomon • 2020

Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.

4.13

311

🐚 Female Sexuality 💪 Sexual Empowerment 🔥 Desire And Arousal 🧘 Sexual Mindfulness 🪞 Body Image

Taking Sexy Back 95%

Your sex drive isn't broken. The instruction manual was just written for someone else's body.

by Alexandra H. Solomon 2020

4.13

311 ratings

🐚 Female Sexuality 💪 Sexual Empowerment 🔥 Desire And Arousal 🧘 Sexual Mindfulness 🪞 Body Image

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+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

Getting Past Your Past 95%

Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.

by Francine Shapiro 2012

4.07

4k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🔔 Emotional Triggers 🌱 Grounding Exercises 🔗 Attachment Theory

Body-First Healing

by Brittany Piper • 2025

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

4.03

348

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Body-First Healing 95%

Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.

by Brittany Piper 2025

4.03

348 ratings

🧠 Somatic Experiencing 🎢 Polyvagal Theory 🔗 Attachment Repair 🕊️ Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Reparenting

Triggers

by David Richo • 2019

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

3.86

905

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Triggers 95%

Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.

by David Richo 2019

3.86

905 ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌧️ Grief Work

Healing Developmental Trauma

by Laurence Heller • 2012

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

4.26

2k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Healing Developmental Trauma 95%

Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.

by Laurence Heller 2012

4.26

2k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Healing from Toxic Relationships

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis • 2022

Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.

4.18

567

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Healing from Toxic Relationships Summary

Healing from Toxic Relationships 95%

Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis 2022

4.18

567 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship

by Margalis Fjelstad • 2017

Your empathy made you a target. The recovery path for caretakers after a narcissistic relationship.

4.26

347

🔥 Narcissistic Abuse 🪢 Codependency Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪞 Self Esteem Rebuilding

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship Summary

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship 95%

Your empathy made you a target. The recovery path for caretakers after a narcissistic relationship.

by Margalis Fjelstad 2017

4.26

347 ratings

🔥 Narcissistic Abuse 🪢 Codependency Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪞 Self Esteem Rebuilding

When Religion Hurts You

by Laura E. Anderson • 2023

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

4.38

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

When Religion Hurts You 95%

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

by Laura E. Anderson 2023

4.38

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion 🗣️ Spiritual Abuse 🌬️ Polyvagal Theory

The Science of Stuck

by Britt Frank • 2022

Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.

4.02

2k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌑 Shadow Work 💭 Emotional Regulation 🚧 Self-Sabotage

The Science of Stuck 95%

Being stuck isn't laziness; it's self-protection. Small moves, not giant leaps, break the pattern.

by Britt Frank 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🌑 Shadow Work 💭 Emotional Regulation 🚧 Self-Sabotage

Healing Is the New High

by Vex King • 2021

Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.

3.98

5k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚡ Energy Healing

Healing Is the New High 95%

Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.

by Vex King 2021

3.98

5k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Limiting Beliefs 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚡ Energy Healing

How to Do the Work

by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

4.13

35k+

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

How to Do the Work 95%

Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.

by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021

4.13

35k+ ratings

🧘 Somatic Healing 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 👶 Reparenting 🛡️ Boundary Work 🧒 Inner Child Work

Befriend Your Brain

by Faith G. Harper • 2022

Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.

3.92

180

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🔄 Brain Retraining 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care

Befriend Your Brain 95%

Your brain confuses deadlines with predators. The neuroscience-backed playbook for retraining it.

by Faith G. Harper 2022

3.92

180 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma 🔄 Brain Retraining 🎢 Emotional Regulation 🩺 Trauma-Informed Care

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga

by David Emerson • 2011

Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🧘 Therapeutic Yoga 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 📖 Yoga Instruction

Overcoming Trauma through Yoga 95%

Survivors don't need perfect poses; they need choice, rhythm, and language that invites.

by David Emerson 2011

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 🤲 Somatic Therapy 🧘 Therapeutic Yoga 🛡️ Trauma-Informed Care 📖 Yoga Instruction

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

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 💔 Dissociation

Trauma and the Body 95%

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

🧠 Somatic Psychology 🩹 Trauma Therapy 🌡️ Arousal Regulation 🔗 Attachment Repair 💔 Dissociation

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 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Rage 95%

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 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Surviving Survival

by Laurence Gonzales • 2012

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

4.22

714

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Surviving Survival 95%

Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.

by Laurence Gonzales 2012

4.22

714 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💪 Resilience Training 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Somatic Healing 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Yoga for Emotional Trauma

by Mary Nurriestearns • 2013

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

3.93

174

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Yoga for Emotional Trauma 95%

When talk therapy isn't enough: how yoga and meditation release trauma the mind can't touch.

by Mary Nurriestearns 2013

3.93

174 ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Somatic Healing 🧘‍♀️ Yoga Therapy 💛 Self-Compassion 🧠 Nervous System Regulation

Shame & Guilt

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS • 1990

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

4.06

176

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Shame & Guilt 95%

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS 1990

4.06

176 ratings

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Homecoming

by Thema Bryant • 2022

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

4.32

1k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Homecoming 95%

Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.

by Thema Bryant 2022

4.32

1k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌱 Authentic Living ✊ Liberation Psychology 💔 Grief And Loss

Emotional Sobriety

by Tian Dayton • 2007

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

4.26

486

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

Emotional Sobriety 95%

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

by Tian Dayton 2007

4.26

486 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🔗 Attachment Theory

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 🔄 Cycle Of Abuse 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Betrayal Bond 95%

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 🔄 Cycle Of Abuse 🧱 Boundary Setting

If Only I'd Known

by Chelsey Brooke Cole • 2023

The trauma bond explains why leaving feels impossible. A repair manual for what comes next.

4.51

300

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting

If Only I'd Known 95%

The trauma bond explains why leaving feels impossible. A repair manual for what comes next.

by Chelsey Brooke Cole 2023

4.51

300 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self

by Nick Ortner • 2017

Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.

4.33

216

👆 Tapping Therapy 🌟 Manifestation 🧠 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self Summary

The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self 95%

Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.

by Nick Ortner 2017

4.33

216 ratings

👆 Tapping Therapy 🌟 Manifestation 🧠 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🚧 Boundary Setting

Trauma

by Paul Conti • 2021

Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.

3.73

2k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience 🧠 Neurobiology Of Trauma 🔄 Intergenerational Trauma

Trauma 95%

Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.

by Paul Conti 2021

3.73

2k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience 🧠 Neurobiology Of Trauma 🔄 Intergenerational Trauma

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

🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🔍 Recognizing Abuse 🧱 Self-Worth Rebuilding 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🚧 Boundary Setting

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse Summary

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse 95%

Invisible but devastating: how to recognize emotional abuse and reclaim the self-worth it took.

by Gregory L. Jantz 1995

4.09

250 ratings

🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🔍 Recognizing Abuse 🧱 Self-Worth Rebuilding 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🚧 Boundary Setting

Breaking the Cycle

by George Collins MA • 2011

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

4.19

470

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Breaking the Cycle 94%

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

by George Collins MA 2011

4.19

470 ratings

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

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+

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

It’s Not Always Depression 94%

Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018

4.22

3k+ ratings

🧘 Emotional Wellness 🧠 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 👶 Inner Child Work 📖 Emotional Literacy

Invisible Heroes

by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004

Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.

4.28

223

🧠 Trauma Recovery ⚠️ Ptsd 🖼️ Guided Imagery 🧘 Mind Body Healing 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma

Invisible Heroes 94%

Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.

by Belleruth Naparstek 2004

4.28

223 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery ⚠️ Ptsd 🖼️ Guided Imagery 🧘 Mind Body Healing 🧬 Neuroscience Of Trauma

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

🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🛑 Setting Boundaries 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

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Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents 94%

The system for shedding the guilt, fear, and self-doubt that emotionally abusive parents installed.

by Sherrie Campbell 2024

4.06

394 ratings

🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🛑 Setting Boundaries 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

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