50 Books like Here Be Dragons

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me

by Ian Morgan Cron • 2011

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me Summary

Jesus, My Father, The CIA, and Me 95%

His father's CIA clearance couldn't protect the family from the bottle.

by Ian Morgan Cron 2011

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholic Parent 🙏 Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Addiction Recovery

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

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔗 Generational Healing 💞 Relational Healing

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers Summary

Forgiving Our Fathers and Mothers 95%

Bitterness toward your parents is a self-built prison. The escape route runs through grace.

by Leslie Leyland Fields 2014

4.26

306 ratings

🩹 Parental Wounds ✝️ Christian Forgiveness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🔗 Generational Healing 💞 Relational Healing

Yesterday I Cried

by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

4.26

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Yesterday I Cried 94%

Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.

by Iyanla Vanzant 1998

4.26

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🚧 Self-Sabotage 🤲 Forgiveness Practice

Wild Game

by Adrienne Brodeur • 2019

At fourteen she helped hide her mother's affair. Decades later she married the other man's son.

3.98

33k+

🔗 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🤫 Family Secrets 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧶 Enmeshment 💔 Childhood Trauma

Wild Game 94%

At fourteen she helped hide her mother's affair. Decades later she married the other man's son.

by Adrienne Brodeur 2019

3.98

33k+ ratings

🔗 Mother-Daughter Bonds 🤫 Family Secrets 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧶 Enmeshment 💔 Childhood Trauma

Girl at the End of the World

by Elizabeth Esther • 2014

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

4.02

2k+

🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

Girl at the End of the World 94%

Her grandfather's cult taught her the world was ending. Motherhood taught her otherwise.

by Elizabeth Esther 2014

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧱 Cult Memoirs 🕊️ Religious Trauma ⛪ Spiritual Abuse 🔄 Breaking Cycles 🚪 Ex-Fundamentalist

A Search for Purple Cows

by Susan Call • 2012

She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.

4.30

153

🏠 Domestic Abuse Survival ✝️ Christian Testimony 💔 Divorce Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Healing 🚧 Setting Boundaries

A Search for Purple Cows 94%

She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.

by Susan Call 2012

4.30

153 ratings

🏠 Domestic Abuse Survival ✝️ Christian Testimony 💔 Divorce Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Healing 🚧 Setting Boundaries

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 👥 Difficult Relatives 💔 Family Estrangement

Drama Free 93%

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 👥 Difficult Relatives 💔 Family Estrangement

Nowhere Girl

by Cheryl Diamond • 2021

Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.

4.04

9k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🕵️ Criminal Families 💔 Childhood Trauma 🎭 False Identities ✂️ Breaking Family Cycles

Nowhere Girl 93%

Forging documents before cursive. At sixteen, she walked a runway while hiding a fugitive past.

by Cheryl Diamond 2021

4.04

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🕵️ Criminal Families 💔 Childhood Trauma 🎭 False Identities ✂️ Breaking Family Cycles

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 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🔄 Breaking Cycles

Toxic Parents 93%

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 🧱 Emotional Boundaries 🔄 Breaking Cycles

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 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Cptsd Recovery

Narcissistic Mothers 93%

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 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Cptsd Recovery

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 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing Summary

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing 93%

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 🫣 Family Secrets 🛡️ Shame Resilience

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 💔 Toxic Shame Healing 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members Summary

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members 93%

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 💔 Toxic Shame Healing 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

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+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪢 Generational Patterns 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💚 Self-Healing

Peace from Broken Pieces 93%

Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.

by Iyanla Vanzant 2010

4.23

3k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪢 Generational Patterns 🙏 Spiritual Memoirs 🕯️ Grief And Loss 💚 Self-Healing

From Fear to Freedom

by Rose Marie Miller • 2000

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

4.24

353

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

From Fear to Freedom 93%

Her faith collapsed under guilt and control; repair came through identity as God's child.

by Rose Marie Miller 2000

4.24

353 ratings

📖 Christian Memoir 🔥 Spiritual Transformation ✝️ Grace And Forgiveness 🆔 Identity In Christ 💔 Family Wounds

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 🫂 Family Bonding 🌱 Temperament Differences

How We Love Our Kids 93%

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 🫂 Family Bonding 🌱 Temperament Differences

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 🧠 Family Trauma 🌫️ Ambiguous Loss

Brothers, Sisters, Strangers 93%

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 🧠 Family Trauma 🌫️ Ambiguous Loss

Love Warrior

by Glennon Doyle Melton • 2016

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

4.07

75k+

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Love Warrior 93%

After her husband's infidelity, staying married meant ending a lifelong habit of hiding from pain.

by Glennon Doyle Melton 2016

4.07

75k+ ratings

💔 Marriage Crisis 🦋 Addiction And Recovery 💗 Emotional Vulnerability 🌸 Women's Self-Discovery ⛪ Faith Reconstruction

Awake

by Jen Hatmaker • 2025

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

4.05

50k+

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

Awake 93%

Her marriage imploded. She trusted her body, gathered her friends, and built a bigger table.

by Jen Hatmaker 2025

4.05

50k+ ratings

🩹 Divorce Recovery ⛪️ Faith Deconstruction 🪢 Codependency 🌸 Purity Culture 🧠 Body Wisdom

Blessed Are the Crazy

by Sarah Griffith Lund • 2014

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

4.24

202

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

Blessed Are the Crazy 93%

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

by Sarah Griffith Lund 2014

4.24

202 ratings

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

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 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎯 Emotional Triggers

The Origins of You 93%

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 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎯 Emotional Triggers

The Liars' Club

by Mary Karr • 1995

The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.

3.94

72k+

🏚️ Southern Memoir 🔧 Working Class Memoir 🍺 Alcoholic Parents 🧬 Generational Trauma 🩹 Childhood Trauma

The Liars' Club 93%

The Liars' Club drank and told stories. Their daughters had a story too dangerous to share.

by Mary Karr 1995

3.94

72k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Memoir 🔧 Working Class Memoir 🍺 Alcoholic Parents 🧬 Generational Trauma 🩹 Childhood Trauma

How to Deal with Toxic People

by Gregory L. Jantz • 2021

Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.

3.76

218

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎭 People-Pleasing 🗣️ Conflict Communication ✝️ Christian Counseling

How to Deal with Toxic People 93%

Toxic people will not change just because you forgive them. Pairing grace with backbone.

by Gregory L. Jantz 2021

3.76

218 ratings

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🎭 People-Pleasing 🗣️ Conflict Communication ✝️ Christian Counseling

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 🩹 Emotional Healing 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough Summary

Daughters Who Are Never Good Enough 93%

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 🩹 Emotional Healing 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers

by Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD • 2022

Daughters of narcissistic mothers: quiet self-doubt, set boundaries that stick, trust your own mind.

3.96

2k+

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧒 Adult Children Of Narcissists 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 😔 Shame Healing

Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Summary

Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers 93%

Daughters of narcissistic mothers: quiet self-doubt, set boundaries that stick, trust your own mind.

by Stephanie M. Kriesberg PsyD 2022

3.96

2k+ ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Parenting 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Relationships 🧒 Adult Children Of Narcissists 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 😔 Shame Healing

Take Your Life Back

by Stephen F. Arterburn • 2016

When your past runs your present, recovery begins with learning to respond rather than react.

3.91

222

✝️ Christian Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma Recovery 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Attachment Styles 🧱 Boundary Setting

Take Your Life Back 93%

When your past runs your present, recovery begins with learning to respond rather than react.

by Stephen F. Arterburn 2016

3.91

222 ratings

✝️ Christian Recovery 🧒 Childhood Trauma Recovery 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Attachment Styles 🧱 Boundary Setting

The House of My Mother

by Shari Franke • 2025

Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.

4.27

216k+

⛪ Religious Trauma 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Survivor Memoir 🔒 High-Control Groups 🥀 Family Estrangement

The House of My Mother 92%

Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.

by Shari Franke 2025

4.27

216k+ ratings

⛪ Religious Trauma 💔 Emotional Abuse 📖 Survivor Memoir 🔒 High-Control Groups 🥀 Family Estrangement

Life After Narcissistic Abuse

by Cynthia Bailey-Rug • 2015

The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.

🌀 Narcissistic Abuse ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 🌪️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🎭 Gaslighting 🧠 C-Ptsd Recovery

Life After Narcissistic Abuse 92%

The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.

by Cynthia Bailey-Rug 2015

🌀 Narcissistic Abuse ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 🌪️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🎭 Gaslighting 🧠 C-Ptsd Recovery

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 🫂 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness

Rules of Estrangement 92%

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 🫂 Self-Compassion 🕊️ Forgiveness

Not My Father's Son

by Alan Cumming • 2014

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

4.06

48k+

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History 💔 Childhood Abuse 🪖 War Trauma

Not My Father's Son 92%

A genealogy show reveals his grandfather died playing Russian roulette. But that was the easy part.

by Alan Cumming 2014

4.06

48k+ ratings

🎭 Celebrity Memoir 📜 Family Secrets 🧬 Family History 💔 Childhood Abuse 🪖 War Trauma

On Being Human

by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

3.91

4k+

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

On Being Human 92%

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019

3.91

4k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

Forgiving What You Can't Forget

by Lysa TerKeurst • 2020

Forgive the facts, heal the impact. The Christian roadmap for doing both without excusing the pain.

4.10

27k+

🕊️ Biblical Forgiveness 🧱 Overcoming Bitterness 🛡️ Emotional Boundaries 💔 Betrayal Recovery 📖 Evangelical Spirituality

Forgiving What You Can't Forget 92%

Forgive the facts, heal the impact. The Christian roadmap for doing both without excusing the pain.

by Lysa TerKeurst 2020

4.10

27k+ ratings

🕊️ Biblical Forgiveness 🧱 Overcoming Bitterness 🛡️ Emotional Boundaries 💔 Betrayal Recovery 📖 Evangelical Spirituality

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+

💔 Narcissistic Parenting 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Relationships 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children Of Narcissists 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🧸 Inner Child Work

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 92%

Naming the hidden wound of a narcissistic mother, and the path to healing it.

by Karyl McBride 2008

4.20

12k+ ratings

💔 Narcissistic Parenting 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Relationships 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Adult Children Of Narcissists 🚧 Setting Boundaries 🧸 Inner Child Work

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+

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🧸 Reparenting 🚧 Boundary Setting 🕯️ Grief Processing

Mothers Who Can't Love 92%

When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.

by Susan Forward 2014

4.21

5k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🧸 Reparenting 🚧 Boundary Setting 🕯️ Grief Processing

When to Walk Away

by Gary L. Thomas • 2019

Jesus walked away over forty times. The church forgot this freedom, and your calling pays.

4.47

2k+

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Setting Boundaries ✝️ Christian Relationships 🛡️ Difficult People 🔍 Discernment

When to Walk Away 92%

Jesus walked away over forty times. The church forgot this freedom, and your calling pays.

by Gary L. Thomas 2019

4.47

2k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🚧 Setting Boundaries ✝️ Christian Relationships 🛡️ Difficult People 🔍 Discernment

I Can Fix This

by Kristina Kuzmic • 2024

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

4.65

2k+

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

I Can Fix This 92%

Dismantling the lies that keep parents stuck when a child is in crisis.

by Kristina Kuzmic 2024

4.65

2k+ ratings

📉 Child Mental Health 👩‍👦 Parenting Memoir 😔 Parental Guilt 🎮 Parental Control 🫶 Self-Care For Parents

Love Language

by Linda Marigliano • 2023

She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.

3.97

677

👨‍👩‍👧 Immigrant Families 🎵 Music Memoirs 🍝 Food Memoirs 🎭 People-Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

Love Language 92%

She hid her boyfriend, her pain, and her real self until her jaw locked shut.

by Linda Marigliano 2023

3.97

677 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Immigrant Families 🎵 Music Memoirs 🍝 Food Memoirs 🎭 People-Pleasing 🚧 Boundary Setting

If We Break

by Kathleen Buhle • 2022

A political wife's hidden life of addiction and betrayal, and her fight to reclaim herself.

4.20

3k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🔗 Co-Dependency 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔒 Family Secrets

If We Break 92%

A political wife's hidden life of addiction and betrayal, and her fight to reclaim herself.

by Kathleen Buhle 2022

4.20

3k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 💍 Marriage In Crisis 🔗 Co-Dependency 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔒 Family Secrets

A Well-Trained Wife

by Tia Levings • 2024

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

4.28

38k+

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🔒 Purity Culture

A Well-Trained Wife 92%

She followed every rule. When her husband turned violent, the church said: try harder.

by Tia Levings 2024

4.28

38k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma ⛓️ Patriarchal Religion 🙏 Spiritual Abuse 🧱 Faith Deconstruction 🔒 Purity Culture

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

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents Summary

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents 92%

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

Love Yourself First

by Krystle Laughter • 2020

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

4.39

368

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 💎 Self-Worth 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Love Yourself First 92%

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

by Krystle Laughter 2020

4.39

368 ratings

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 💎 Self-Worth 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Carry On, Warrior

by Glennon Doyle • 2013

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

4.10

30k+

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

Carry On, Warrior 92%

Addiction, infidelity, parenting fails: one woman's refusal to pretend, and the life that followed.

by Glennon Doyle 2013

4.10

30k+ ratings

🔮 Spiritual Memoir 🧊 Addiction Recovery 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💬 Radical Honesty 👶 Modern Motherhood

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 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

Adult Children of Alcoholics 92%

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 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

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 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Drama of the Gifted Child 92%

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 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship

by Leslie Vernick • 2007

Learn to name a toxic relationship, speak up without guilt, and set boundaries that actually hold.

4.44

673

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Counseling 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship Summary

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship 92%

Learn to name a toxic relationship, speak up without guilt, and set boundaries that actually hold.

by Leslie Vernick 2007

4.44

673 ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Counseling 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Changes That Heal

by Henry Cloud • 1992

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

4.37

5k+

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

Changes That Heal 92%

Childhood built or broke four inner capacities. Two combined forces can rebuild them in adulthood.

by Henry Cloud 1992

4.37

5k+ ratings

❤️ Christian Psychology 🧒 Childhood Wounds 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧩 Emotional Integration 🔗 Attachment Theory

Unfollow

by Megan Phelps-Roper • 2019

Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.

4.15

19k+

🔥 Religious Extremism 🔓 Cult Survivor Stories 🌱 Deradicalization 🤔 Questioning Faith 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Estrangement

Unfollow 92%

Westboro Baptist's third-generation poster girl logs onto Twitter and discovers the enemy is human.

by Megan Phelps-Roper 2019

4.15

19k+ ratings

🔥 Religious Extremism 🔓 Cult Survivor Stories 🌱 Deradicalization 🤔 Questioning Faith 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Estrangement

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 🧱 Boundary Setting 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Emotional Incest Syndrome 92%

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 🧱 Boundary Setting 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Doña Huevotes

by Anamar Orihuela • 2023

Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.

3.87

432

🧹 Emotional Labor 🎭 People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👧 Inner Child Healing 🧬 Generational Trauma

Doña Huevotes 92%

Learned in childhood to carry everyone, need nothing. Your way back begins inside your body.

by Anamar Orihuela 2023

3.87

432 ratings

🧹 Emotional Labor 🎭 People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 👧 Inner Child Healing 🧬 Generational Trauma

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 92%

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

Nice Girls Don't Win

by Parvati Shallow • 2025

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

3.74

8k+

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

Nice Girls Don't Win 92%

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

by Parvati Shallow 2025

3.74

8k+ ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

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