50 Books like Leaving the Fold

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 98%

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

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The

by David R. Johnson • 1991

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

4.40

988

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The Summary

Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse, The 97%

Spiritual abuse: when faith leaders control, not serve. How to recognize it, leave it, and rebuild.

by David R. Johnson 1991

4.40

988 ratings

⚠️ Spiritual Abuse 💔 Religious Trauma 🔒 High-Control Religion 🕊️ Grace Theology 🪞 Shame And Identity

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.

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2k+

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

Girl at the End of the World 97%

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

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling

by H. Norman Wright • 2018

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

4.13

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For Healing

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling Summary

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling 96%

Trauma rewires the brain; the right practices, both clinical and spiritual, can rewire it back.

by H. Norman Wright 2018

4.13

8 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🎛️ Emotional Regulation 📖 Storytelling For 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 96%

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 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

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 96%

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

Escaping the Matrix

by Gregory A. Boyd • 2005

Your brain runs on lies you never chose. The Christian path to overwriting them with truth.

4.22

115

🕊️ Christian Living 🧠 Renewing The Mind ✝️ Identity In Christ 🔌 Brain Rewiring 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Escaping the Matrix 95%

Your brain runs on lies you never chose. The Christian path to overwriting them with truth.

by Gregory A. Boyd 2005

4.22

115 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🧠 Renewing The Mind ✝️ Identity In Christ 🔌 Brain Rewiring 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Garden Within

by Anita Phillips • 2023

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

4.36

3k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Garden Within 95%

Spiritual power begins underground: why cultivating your emotions matters more than conquering them.

by Anita Phillips 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Healing ✝️ Faith And Psychology 🚪 Spiritual Bypassing 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

Take Back Your Life

by Janja Lalich • 1994

You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.

4.38

220

🏚️ Cult Recovery 🧠 Mind Control 📖 Coercive Persuasion 🎭 Undue Influence 🔗 Coercive Control

Take Back Your Life 95%

You left the cult. Its programming stayed. Here is how to dismantle what remains.

by Janja Lalich 1994

4.38

220 ratings

🏚️ Cult Recovery 🧠 Mind Control 📖 Coercive Persuasion 🎭 Undue Influence 🔗 Coercive Control

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 95%

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

Try Softer

by Aundi Kolber • 2020

Anxiety is not a failure of effort. How regulating the nervous system loosens its grip.

4.38

8k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🔗 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

Try Softer 95%

Anxiety is not a failure of effort. How regulating the nervous system loosens its grip.

by Aundi Kolber 2020

4.38

8k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Nervous System Regulation 🔗 Attachment Theory ✝️ Christian Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion

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

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

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

4.60

3k+

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

Unwanted 95%

A therapist's survey found one thing that multiplies pornography use by 300. It isn't lust.

by Jay Stringer 2018

4.60

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma 🏠 Family Of Origin Work ⛓️ Purity Culture Critique

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 95%

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

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience

by Christopher C.H. Cook • 2019

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

5.00

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience Summary

Biblical and Theological Visions of Resilience 95%

Psychology measures resilience. Theology names what suffering means. For the wounded, both count.

by Christopher C.H. Cook 2019

5.00

2 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Care ✝️ Trauma Theology 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth 🧠 Psychology Of Religion 🔬 Resilience Research

Shame Interrupted

by Edward T. Welch • 2012

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

4.26

1k+

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Shame Interrupted 95%

Shame tells you to hide. God's answer offers cleansing and a new identity you didn't earn.

by Edward T. Welch 2012

4.26

1k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Counseling ❤️‍🩹 Healing Shame ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌊 Grace And Redemption 🐑 Pastoral Care

Be Healed

by Bob Schuchts • 2014

Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.

4.40

2k+

🫂 Inner Healing 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 💔 Emotional Wounds ✝️ Sacramental Theology 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

Be Healed 95%

Deep healing isn't just therapy. For Catholics, it's what the sacraments were designed to do.

by Bob Schuchts 2014

4.40

2k+ ratings

🫂 Inner Healing 🙏 Catholic Spirituality 💔 Emotional Wounds ✝️ Sacramental Theology 🕊️ Redemptive Suffering

When Narcissism Comes to Church

by Charles Degroat • 2020

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

4.37

3k+

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

When Narcissism Comes to Church 95%

Church narcissism wears charisma and tears, not arrogance. The damage is real, the healing specific.

by Charles Degroat 2020

4.37

3k+ ratings

⛪ Church Leadership 🩸 Spiritual Abuse 🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🔢 Enneagram

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

by Peter Scazzero • 2017

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

4.25

23k+

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Summary

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 95%

The unexamined family history quietly runs your spiritual life. Healing it is not optional.

by Peter Scazzero 2017

4.25

23k+ ratings

🕯️ Spiritual Formation 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🏠 Family Of Origin 💔 Grief And Loss 📖 Spiritual Disciplines

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 95%

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

Relational Spirituality

by Todd W. Hall • 2021

Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.

4.49

148

🧱 Trinitarian Theology 🧠 Attachment Theory 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Healing 🧘 Contemplative Practice

Relational Spirituality 95%

Attachment, not discipline, drives spiritual growth. The Trinity has been the model all along.

by Todd W. Hall 2021

4.49

148 ratings

🧱 Trinitarian Theology 🧠 Attachment Theory 🌱 Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Healing 🧘 Contemplative Practice

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 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 95%

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 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Happiness Is a Choice

by Frank B. Minirth • 1978

Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.

3.80

407

🏥 Depression Recovery ⛪ Christian Counseling 🧠 Faith And Psychology 💭 Cognitive Restructuring 😤 Anger Management

Happiness Is a Choice 94%

Depression runs on hidden anger and unhealed guilt. The daily practices that drain both.

by Frank B. Minirth 1978

3.80

407 ratings

🏥 Depression Recovery ⛪ Christian Counseling 🧠 Faith And Psychology 💭 Cognitive Restructuring 😤 Anger Management

The Deepest Place

by Curt Thompson • 2023

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

4.41

762

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

The Deepest Place 94%

Durable hope is a neural pathway carved by suffering in the presence of attuned love.

by Curt Thompson 2023

4.41

762 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Psychology 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🔗 Attachment Theory 🌅 Suffering And Hope

Breaking Free of Rejection

by John Paul Jackson • 2004

Rejection burrows into identity and stays there. The spiritual practices that break its hold.

4.32

112

🩹 Inner Healing 🙏 Christian Self-Help 💔 Overcoming Rejection 🧠 Emotional Healing ✝️ Identity In Christ

Breaking Free of Rejection 94%

Rejection burrows into identity and stays there. The spiritual practices that break its hold.

by John Paul Jackson 2004

4.32

112 ratings

🩹 Inner Healing 🙏 Christian Self-Help 💔 Overcoming Rejection 🧠 Emotional Healing ✝️ Identity In Christ

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Resilient

by John Eldredge • 2022

Depleted by global trauma, you need a strength you cannot muster. The source dwells within.

4.32

3k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 👶 Attachment To God 🧠 Emotional Resilience

Resilient 94%

Depleted by global trauma, you need a strength you cannot muster. The source dwells within.

by John Eldredge 2022

4.32

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💔 Trauma Recovery 🩹 Inner Healing 👶 Attachment To God 🧠 Emotional Resilience

Beyond Boundaries

by John Townsend • 2011

Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.

4.34

1k+

🔗 Relational Trust 🧱 Boundary Setting 💧 Grief Work 🫀 Vulnerability 🧩 Attachment Patterns

Beyond Boundaries 94%

Trust is rebuilt through grief, boundaries, and understanding why you chose who you did.

by John Townsend 2011

4.34

1k+ ratings

🔗 Relational Trust 🧱 Boundary Setting 💧 Grief Work 🫀 Vulnerability 🧩 Attachment Patterns

Lord, I Want To Be Whole

by Stormie Omartian • 2000

The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.

4.38

466

🩹 Emotional Healing 🫀 Inner Healing 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 🤝 Forgiveness Work ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Lord, I Want To Be Whole 94%

The prayer habits that reach wounds no amount of insight can touch.

by Stormie Omartian 2000

4.38

466 ratings

🩹 Emotional Healing 🫀 Inner Healing 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 🤝 Forgiveness Work ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

The Expectation Gap

by Steve Cuss • 2024

Know truths about God but rarely feel them? Why the disconnect and how to close it.

4.46

515

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Inner Critic 🫂 Emotional Health 🧭 Family Systems

The Expectation Gap 94%

Know truths about God but rarely feel them? Why the disconnect and how to close it.

by Steve Cuss 2024

4.46

515 ratings

✝️ Christian Spirituality 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Inner Critic 🫂 Emotional Health 🧭 Family Systems

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 94%

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

Healing the Soul of a Woman

by Joyce Meyer • 2018

Old wounds still run the show. A spiritual path to reclaiming your life from past pain.

4.42

2k+

🩹 Emotional Healing ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🙏 Faith-Based Healing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🚧 Boundary Setting

Healing the Soul of a Woman 94%

Old wounds still run the show. A spiritual path to reclaiming your life from past pain.

by Joyce Meyer 2018

4.42

2k+ ratings

🩹 Emotional Healing ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🙏 Faith-Based Healing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🚧 Boundary Setting

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 94%

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

Reset

by Debra Fileta • 2023

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

4.38

419

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

Reset 94%

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

by Debra Fileta 2023

4.38

419 ratings

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

The ReWired Brain

by Ski Chilton • 2016

Your fast, automatic mind runs the show, and it's often wrong. How faith and science retrain it.

3.57

320

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Emotional Healing ✝️ Christian Living 🔍 Self-Discovery

The ReWired Brain 94%

Your fast, automatic mind runs the show, and it's often wrong. How faith and science retrain it.

by Ski Chilton 2016

3.57

320 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Emotional Healing ✝️ Christian Living 🔍 Self-Discovery

Freedom of Mind

by Steven Hassan • 2012

The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.

4.20

328

🧭 Cult Recovery 🔒 High-Control Groups 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Intervention 🧠 Thought Reform 🎭 Psychological Control

Freedom of Mind 94%

The non-coercive method for helping someone leave a cult: build trust, not walls.

by Steven Hassan 2012

4.20

328 ratings

🧭 Cult Recovery 🔒 High-Control Groups 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Intervention 🧠 Thought Reform 🎭 Psychological Control

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 94%

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

When Loving Him Is Hurting You

by David Hawkins • 2017

Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.

4.29

436

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪞 Narcissistic Relationships ⛓️ Toxic Marriage 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🧱 Boundary Setting

When Loving Him Is Hurting You 94%

Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.

by David Hawkins 2017

4.29

436 ratings

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪞 Narcissistic Relationships ⛓️ Toxic Marriage 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🧱 Boundary Setting

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Managing Your Emotions

by Joyce Meyer • 2023

Feelings are real but fickle. A 90-day devotional for building emotional steadiness on faith.

4.63

194

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