50 Books like Rewired

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery

by Allen Berger • 2008

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

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246

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery Summary

12 Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery 97%

Recovery gets derailed by twelve predictable patterns. Here is how to spot and short-circuit them.

by Allen Berger 2008

4.12

246 ratings

🧪 Addiction Recovery 🛑 Relapse Prevention 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🙏 Twelve-Step Principles ✨ Recovery Spirituality

Gratitude and Trust

by Paul Williams • 2014

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

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336

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Gratitude and Trust 97%

Six daily recovery commitments that replace self-sabotage with gratitude, trust, and service.

by Paul Williams 2014

3.87

336 ratings

🛟 Addiction Recovery 🙏 Twelve Step Spirituality 💥 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Emotional Sobriety 🌙 Daily Reflection

Living Clean

by Unknown • 2012

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

4.58

529

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Living Clean 97%

The first recovery gets you clean. The second teaches you to live.

by Unknown 2012

4.58

529 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🛤️ Long Term Recovery 🧎 Spiritual Practice 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

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643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 97%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma 🕊️ Spiritual Recovery 🧘 Emotional Sobriety

Living Sober

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1975

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

4.35

2k+

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

Living Sober 96%

Staying sober, day by day: practical tools built by those who've done it.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1975

4.35

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Alcohol Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🚧 Relapse Prevention 🛠️ Recovery Skills 🤝 Peer Support

It Works How and Why

by Narcotic Anonymous • 1993

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

4.54

199

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

It Works How and Why 96%

The blueprint under the steps: spiritual principles that dismantle addiction and reconstruct a life.

by Narcotic Anonymous 1993

4.54

199 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📝 Twelve Step Programs 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🤲 Recovery Fellowships 🔍 Self-Examination

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1991

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

3.99

348

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

Alcoholics Anonymous 96%

A program of spiritual surrender and radical honesty: why it works when willpower cannot.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1991

3.99

348 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery ✨ Spiritual Recovery 🤝 Peer Support 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👥 Anonymous Fellowships

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 96%

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

The Addiction Manifesto

by Jerry Weaver • 2021

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

4.72

1k+

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

The Addiction Manifesto 96%

From addiction to sobriety in 365 days: a daily rebuild that succeeds when willpower collapses.

by Jerry Weaver 2021

4.72

1k+ ratings

🛑 Addiction Recovery 🤝 12-Step Recovery ⚠️ Relapse Prevention ✍️ Recovery Memoir ✝️ Christian Recovery

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Alcoholics Anonymous • 1939

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

4.49

12k+

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

Alcoholics Anonymous 96%

Willpower keeps failing alcoholics. The original program that works starts where self-control ends.

by Alcoholics Anonymous 1939

4.49

12k+ ratings

🍷 Alcoholism Recovery 🤝 Peer-Led Recovery 🙏 Spiritual Surrender 🩺 Addiction As Disease 🧰 Sobriety Maintenance

The Alcohol Experiment

by Annie Grace • 2018

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

4.33

3k+

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

The Alcohol Experiment 96%

One drink demands the next. A 30-day experiment to break the chemical loop, no willpower needed.

by Annie Grace 2018

4.33

3k+ ratings

✨ Sobriety Journeys 💥 Habit Disruption 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Mindfulness For Addiction 🔄 Modern Recovery

One Breath at a Time

by Kevin Griffin • 2004

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

4.28

1k+

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

One Breath at a Time 96%

Buddhist wisdom meets the 12 steps: how surrender and mindfulness create recovery that awakens.

by Kevin Griffin 2004

4.28

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Twelve Step Recovery ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness In Recovery 🌊 Surrender In Recovery 🔍 Self-Examination

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

3.88

1k+

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

The Little Book of Big Change 96%

Why willpower backfires: the insight shift that unwinds any habit without struggle or setback.

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health 🌀 Non-Dual Psychology 🌊 Urge Management

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 96%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Recovery

by Russell Brand • 2017

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

3.93

13k+

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

Recovery 95%

Why you can't stop scrolling, eating, or working, and what to do about it.

by Russell Brand 2017

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧰 Addiction Recovery 📋 Twelve Step Programs 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🙏 Spiritual Recovery 🔍 Self Examination

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

Unbottled Potential

by Amanda Kuda • 2023

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

3.93

208

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

Unbottled Potential 95%

Moderation is exhausting. Abstinence is freeing. The case for quitting before you hit bottom.

by Amanda Kuda 2023

3.93

208 ratings

🧃 Sober Curiosity 🫂 Emotional Processing ✨ Spiritual Growth 💬 Authentic Relationships 💼 Career Alignment

Sober Curious

by Ruby Warrington • 2018

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

3.59

5k+

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

Sober Curious 95%

A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.

by Ruby Warrington 2018

3.59

5k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Culture 🌫️ Gray Area Drinking 🧘 Mindful Drinking 💎 Emotional Sobriety 🌿 Wellness Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

by Catherine Gray • 2017

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

4.32

16k+

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober Summary

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober 95%

Sobriety isn't deprivation. It's the joy you've been chasing at the bottom of every glass.

by Catherine Gray 2017

4.32

16k+ ratings

🛑 Alcohol Recovery 📖 Quit Lit ✍️ Sobriety Memoir 🤔 Sober Curious 🍸 Drinking Culture

The Sober Revolution

by Sarah Turner • 2013

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

3.98

410

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

The Sober Revolution 95%

Dreading 5 p.m. without wine? A six-week reset and the ten minutes that decide everything.

by Sarah Turner 2013

3.98

410 ratings

🍷 Grey Area Drinking 📚 Quit Lit 🌿 Sober Living 👩‍👧 Mommy Wine Culture 🔄 Habit Change

Easy Way to Control Alcohol

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

4.15

3k+

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Easy Way to Control Alcohol 95%

Quit drinking without willpower: see alcohol clearly, and the desire to drink disappears.

by Allen Carr 2002

4.15

3k+ ratings

🍷 Quit Lit 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🤔 Sober Curious 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 📺 Social Conditioning

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 95%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

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 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

Breaking Addiction 95%

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 🌱 Emotional Root Causes 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

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 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 95%

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 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

4.17

957

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

Addictive Thinking 95%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

4.17

957 ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception 💔 Shame And Addiction 🌊 Emotional Regulation

The Sober Girl Society Handbook

by Millie Gooch • 2021

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

4.14

2k+

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Sober Girl Society Handbook 95%

Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.

by Millie Gooch 2021

4.14

2k+ ratings

🚫 Quit Lit 🧃 Alcohol-Free Living 💬 Sober Socializing 🍻 Drinking Culture 👩 Women And Alcohol

The Zen of Recovery

by Mel Ash • 1993

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

4.06

302

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The Zen of Recovery 94%

Recovery and Zen are parallel routes to awakening. A guide for walking both at once.

by Mel Ash 1993

4.06

302 ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🫂 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve-Step Programs ☸️ Buddhist Recovery 🧠 Mindfulness 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 94%

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

Beyond Codependency

by Melody Beattie • 1989

Codependency doesn't end when you first set a boundary. Here's what happens after.

4.22

4k+

🌀 Codependency Recovery 🏠 Family Of Origin Work 🧱 Healthy Boundaries 💕 Self-Compassion Practices 🔄 Breaking Cycles

Beyond Codependency 94%

Codependency doesn't end when you first set a boundary. Here's what happens after.

by Melody Beattie 1989

4.22

4k+ ratings

🌀 Codependency Recovery 🏠 Family Of Origin Work 🧱 Healthy Boundaries 💕 Self-Compassion Practices 🔄 Breaking Cycles

Rewire

by Richard O'Connor • 2014

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

3.82

2k+

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

Rewire 94%

Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.

by Richard O'Connor 2014

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧷 Addiction Recovery 🔄 Habit Change 💣 Self-Sabotage 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🎭 Emotional Regulation

The Language of Letting Go

by Melody Beattie • 1990

A daily reader for codependency: 366 reminders that other people's problems are not yours to solve.

4.37

9k+

🔗 Codependency Recovery 📅 Daily Meditations 🚧 Boundary Setting 💭 Emotional Awareness 💗 Self-Compassion

The Language of Letting Go 94%

A daily reader for codependency: 366 reminders that other people's problems are not yours to solve.

by Melody Beattie 1990

4.37

9k+ ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 📅 Daily Meditations 🚧 Boundary Setting 💭 Emotional Awareness 💗 Self-Compassion

Video Game Addiction

by Henry Lee • 2014

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

4.40

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Video Game Addiction 94%

Sell the console, delete the accounts, identify your triggers. A plan for quitting gaming for good.

by Henry Lee 2014

4.40

5 ratings

🎮 Digital Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔨 Habit Breaking 🏠 Environmental Design

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

3.88

307

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Healing the Addicted Brain 94%

Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009

3.88

307 ratings

💊 Medication-Assisted Treatment 🧠 Disease Model Of Addiction ⚠️ Managing Triggers 🧩 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔄 Relapse Prevention

Quit Like a Woman

by Holly Whitaker • 2019

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

3.98

31k+

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Quit Like a Woman 94%

Recovery was built for men. Alcohol is the new tobacco. Here's how women get free.

by Holly Whitaker 2019

3.98

31k+ ratings

🌱 Sobriety And Recovery ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🌿 Holistic Healing 🔄 Habit Change 🎯 Corporate Critique

Sober Mercies

by Heather Harpham Kopp • 2013

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

4.31

636

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

Sober Mercies 94%

The faith that was supposed to save her from addiction couldn't. A 12-step meeting did.

by Heather Harpham Kopp 2013

4.31

636 ratings

🧊 Addiction Memoir ✝️ Christian Spirituality 📘 12-Step Recovery 🍷 Functional Addiction 🌱 Faith Deconstruction

The Matrix

by Joshua Clover • 2007

Obsessive love is an addiction. The cure isn't a better partner; it's turning that devotion inward.

4.12

1k+

🔗 Codependency Recovery 💔 Relationship Addiction 🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🤲 Twelve Step Programs

The Matrix 94%

Obsessive love is an addiction. The cure isn't a better partner; it's turning that devotion inward.

by Joshua Clover 2007

4.12

1k+ ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 💔 Relationship Addiction 🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🤲 Twelve Step Programs

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

3.85

121

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

In the Shadows of the Net 94%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

3.85

121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction 🪜 12-Step Recovery 🛡️ Relapse Prevention

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

4.36

4k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Alcohol Explained 94%

Alcohol creates the anxiety it promises to relieve, and understanding this cycle is the way out.

by William Porter 2015

4.36

4k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🧠 Addiction Science 🚫 Drinking Myths 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🔄 Craving Cycles

Let Go Now

by Karen Casey • 2010

The illusion of control is exhausting you. Detachment, done right, is how you get your life back.

4.16

600

🪢 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🍃 Letting Go 🪜 12-Step Principles ☮️ Inner Peace

Let Go Now 94%

The illusion of control is exhausting you. Detachment, done right, is how you get your life back.

by Karen Casey 2010

4.16

600 ratings

🪢 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Relationship Boundaries 🍃 Letting Go 🪜 12-Step Principles ☮️ Inner Peace

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts

by Gabor Maté • 2007

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

4.48

24k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 94%

Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.

by Gabor Maté 2007

4.48

24k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🩹 Harm Reduction 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🌱 Addiction Recovery

The Life That's Waiting

by Brianna Wiest • 2025

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

4.02

2k+

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

The Life That's Waiting 94%

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

by Brianna Wiest 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

Beyond Addiction

by Jeffrey Foote • 2014

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

4.32

944

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

Beyond Addiction 94%

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

by Jeffrey Foote 2014

4.32

944 ratings

🏥 Addiction Recovery 💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries

Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

4.08

117

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Sex Addiction 101 94%

Sex addiction is not about sex. Recovery starts with a boundary plan, not with willpower.

by Robert Weiss 2013

4.08

117 ratings

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction 💔 Love Addiction 💥 Betrayal Trauma

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 94%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

The Big Picture

by Tony Horton • 2014

Eleven laws from the P90X creator: build purpose, resilience, and the discipline to show up daily.

4.05

805

🧘 Holistic Wellness 🧱 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Resilience Building 🪞 Self-Accountability

The Big Picture 94%

Eleven laws from the P90X creator: build purpose, resilience, and the discipline to show up daily.

by Tony Horton 2014

4.05

805 ratings

🧘 Holistic Wellness 🧱 Habit Formation 🎯 Goal Setting 💪 Resilience Building 🪞 Self-Accountability

What You Think of Me Is None of My Business

by Terry Cole‐Whittaker • 1979

What if other people's opinions stopped running your life? The inner switch that makes it possible.

3.92

533

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 🌟 New Thought 👀 Approval Addiction 💰 Abundance Mindset 🎯 Self-Responsibility

What You Think of Me Is None of My Business Summary

What You Think of Me Is None of My Business 94%

What if other people's opinions stopped running your life? The inner switch that makes it possible.

by Terry Cole‐Whittaker 1979

3.92

533 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 🌟 New Thought 👀 Approval Addiction 💰 Abundance Mindset 🎯 Self-Responsibility

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 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

Brain over Binge 94%

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 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

by Allen Carr • 2013

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

4.15

129

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling 94%

A way to stop gambling that requires no willpower, no sacrifice, and leaves you genuinely free.

by Allen Carr 2013

4.15

129 ratings

🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🃏 Gambling Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🆓 Fear-Free Quitting 🧩 Psychological Addiction

Bradshaw On

by John Bradshaw • 1985

Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.

4.12

1k+

🏠 Family Systems 🔗 Co-Dependency 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Childhood Trauma

Bradshaw On 94%

Your family taught you to feel fundamentally wrong. The path to recover the self you buried.

by John Bradshaw 1985

4.12

1k+ ratings

🏠 Family Systems 🔗 Co-Dependency 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Childhood Trauma

The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown • 2010

Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

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Perfectionism is armor. Here's how to take it off and live with courage.

by Brené Brown 2010

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225k+ ratings

🛡️ Emotional Resilience 💗 Self-Compassion 🧹 Perfectionism Recovery 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🌌 Spirituality Without Religion

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