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Introduction to Internal Family Systems
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2001
Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.
4.24
3k+
Introduction to Internal Family Systems Summary
Introduction to Internal Family Systems 98%
Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2001
4.24
3k+ ratings
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
by Gitta Jacob • 2012
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
3.96
2k+
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 98%
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 1994
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
4.34
2k+
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy 98%
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
by Richard C. Schwartz 1994
4.34
2k+ ratings
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2
by Jay Earley • 2016
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
4.24
49
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2 Summary
Self-Therapy, Vol. 2 98%
The parts running your life don't know you've grown up. Here's how to tell them.
by Jay Earley 2016
4.24
49 ratings
Triggers
by David Richo • 2019
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
3.86
905
Triggers Summary
Triggers 98%
Old wounds hide inside every trigger. Learn to find them, grieve, and respond instead of react.
by David Richo 2019
3.86
905 ratings
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+
The Science of Stuck Summary
The Science of Stuck 98%
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
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2020
Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.
4.35
786
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy 98%
Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2020
4.35
786 ratings
The Art of Self-Therapy
by Nick Trenton • 2022
Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.
3.56
285
The Art of Self-Therapy Summary
The Art of Self-Therapy 97%
Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.
by Nick Trenton 2022
3.56
285 ratings
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+
It’s Not Always Depression Summary
It’s Not Always Depression 97%
Move through anxiety and defenses to feel core emotions and reach your calm, authentic self.
by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018
4.22
3k+ ratings
How to Be an Adult
by David Richo • 1991
Emotional adulthood is a skill set: assertiveness, boundaries, and shadow integration.
4.38
2k+
How to Be an Adult Summary
How to Be an Adult 97%
Emotional adulthood is a skill set: assertiveness, boundaries, and shadow integration.
by David Richo 1991
4.38
2k+ ratings
فن احتواء الذات
by Hal Stone • 2023
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
3.78
508
فن احتواء الذات Summary
فن احتواء الذات 97%
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
by Hal Stone 2023
3.78
508 ratings
Taming Your Outer Child
by Susan Anderson • 2011
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
4.12
458
Taming Your Outer Child Summary
Taming Your Outer Child 97%
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
by Susan Anderson 2011
4.12
458 ratings
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2008
Love keeps breaking because you're asking it to fix something only you can reach.
4.40
4k+
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For Summary
You Are the One You've Been Waiting For 97%
Love keeps breaking because you're asking it to fix something only you can reach.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2008
4.40
4k+ ratings
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
by Robert Jackman • 2020
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
4.20
794
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child 97%
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
by Robert Jackman 2020
4.20
794 ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 97%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
A Manual for Being Human
by Sophie Mort • 2021
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
4.05
1k+
A Manual for Being Human Summary
A Manual for Being Human 97%
The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.
by Sophie Mort 2021
4.05
1k+ ratings
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+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 97%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
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+
How to Do the Work Summary
How to Do the Work 97%
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
Homecoming
by Thema Bryant • 2022
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
4.32
1k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 97%
Disconnection was a survival strategy. A psychologist maps the way back to your authentic self.
by Thema Bryant 2022
4.32
1k+ ratings
Your Pocket Therapist
by Annie Zimmerman • 2024
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
4.37
2k+
Your Pocket Therapist Summary
Your Pocket Therapist 97%
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
by Annie Zimmerman 2024
4.37
2k+ ratings
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3
by Jay Earley • 2016
IFS sees procrastination and inner criticism as parts to heal, not flaws to fight.
4.30
27
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3 Summary
Self-Therapy, Vol. 3 97%
IFS sees procrastination and inner criticism as parts to heal, not flaws to fight.
by Jay Earley 2016
4.30
27 ratings
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy? 97%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
Becoming the One
by Sheleana Aiyana • 2022
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
4.35
2k+
Becoming the One Summary
Becoming the One 97%
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
by Sheleana Aiyana 2022
4.35
2k+ ratings
Core Transformation
by Connirae Andreas • 1993
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
4.11
262
Core Transformation Summary
Core Transformation 97%
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
by Connirae Andreas 1993
4.11
262 ratings
Master Your Attachment Style
by Scott A Young • 2021
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
4.10
143
Master Your Attachment Style Summary
Master Your Attachment Style 97%
Four ways people push love away. Learn yours, leverage its hidden strengths, and stop the pattern.
by Scott A Young 2021
4.10
143 ratings
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
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
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
Rage Summary
Rage 96%
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
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
Body-First Healing Summary
Body-First Healing 96%
Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.
by Brittany Piper 2025
4.03
348 ratings
Freedom from Your Inner Critic
by Jay Earley • 2013
Your inner critic is really a protector. Unblend from its attacks and transform its role.
3.87
209
Freedom from Your Inner Critic Summary
Freedom from Your Inner Critic 96%
Your inner critic is really a protector. Unblend from its attacks and transform its role.
by Jay Earley 2013
3.87
209 ratings
The 5 Personality Patterns
by Steven Kessler • 2015
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
4.26
458
The 5 Personality Patterns Summary
The 5 Personality Patterns 96%
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
by Steven Kessler 2015
4.26
458 ratings
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+
Healing Is the New High Summary
Healing Is the New High 96%
Trauma lives in more than your thoughts. A guide to healing every dimension of yourself.
by Vex King 2021
3.98
5k+ ratings
Embracing Shame
by Bret Lyon • 2023
The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.
4.10
141
Embracing Shame Summary
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
A Healing Space
by Matt Licata • 2020
Real healing doesn't demand you transcend your wounds. It asks you to turn toward them.
4.33
120
A Healing Space Summary
A Healing Space 96%
Real healing doesn't demand you transcend your wounds. It asks you to turn toward them.
by Matt Licata 2020
4.33
120 ratings
Letting Go Of Shame
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 1989
The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.
4.01
176
Letting Go Of Shame Summary
Letting Go Of Shame 96%
The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.
by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 1989
4.01
176 ratings
When the Past Is Present
by David Richo • 2008
The chemistry you feel is often just the familiarity of an old wound.
4.13
881
When the Past Is Present Summary
When the Past Is Present 96%
The chemistry you feel is often just the familiarity of an old wound.
by David Richo 2008
4.13
881 ratings
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *
by Philippa Perry • 2023
Your earliest relationships are still running your love life. Here's how to take back the controls.
3.79
6k+
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * Summary
The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * 96%
Your earliest relationships are still running your love life. Here's how to take back the controls.
by Philippa Perry 2023
3.79
6k+ ratings
How to Heal Your Inner Child
by Simon Chapple • 2021
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
3.76
177
How to Heal Your Inner Child Summary
How to Heal Your Inner Child 96%
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
by Simon Chapple 2021
3.76
177 ratings
Healing Developmental Trauma
by Laurence Heller • 2012
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
4.26
2k+
Healing Developmental Trauma Summary
Healing Developmental Trauma 96%
Childhood survival strategies harden into adult identity. A somatic method for softening them.
by Laurence Heller 2012
4.26
2k+ ratings
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+
Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary
Healing the Shame That Binds You 96%
When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.
by John Bradshaw 1988
4.09
12k+ ratings
Attachment Theory
by Thais Gibson • 2020
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
3.92
1k+
Attachment Theory Summary
Attachment Theory 96%
Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.
by Thais Gibson 2020
3.92
1k+ ratings
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations
by Franz Ruppert • 2005
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
4.06
262
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations Summary
Trauma, Bonding & Family Constellations 96%
Emotional bonding is how trauma travels from parent to child. Family constellations map the route.
by Franz Ruppert 2005
4.06
262 ratings
Inner Bonding
by Margaret Paul • 1992
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
4.29
628
Inner Bonding Summary
Inner Bonding 96%
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
by Margaret Paul 1992
4.29
628 ratings
The Child in You
by Stefanie Stahl • 2015
Perfectionism and people-pleasing are wounds from childhood. A method for finding the real source.
4.09
15k+
The Child in You Summary
The Child in You 96%
Perfectionism and people-pleasing are wounds from childhood. A method for finding the real source.
by Stefanie Stahl 2015
4.09
15k+ ratings
Bouncing Back
by Linda Graham • 2013
Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.
4.12
335
Bouncing Back Summary
Bouncing Back 96%
Rewire your brain's default stress responses through mindfulness, empathy, and targeted exercises.
by Linda Graham 2013
4.12
335 ratings
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
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self Summary
The Tapping Solution for Manifesting Your Greatest Self 96%
Tapping body points while naming fears: the 21-day protocol for rewiring self-doubt into joy.
by Nick Ortner 2017
4.33
216 ratings
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+
Getting Past Your Past Summary
Getting Past Your Past 96%
Old memories run your present. Bilateral techniques from EMDR's creator to reprocess what got stuck.
by Francine Shapiro 2012
4.07
4k+ ratings
Making Great Relationships
by Rick Hanson • 2023
Every relationship has a hidden partner: your relationship with yourself. Fix that one first.
3.70
281
Making Great Relationships Summary
Making Great Relationships 96%
Every relationship has a hidden partner: your relationship with yourself. Fix that one first.
by Rick Hanson 2023
3.70
281 ratings
The Power of Focusing
by Ann Weiser Cornell • 1996
A method for emotional healing that treats your body's sensations as messengers, not enemies.
4.15
468
The Power of Focusing Summary
The Power of Focusing 96%
A method for emotional healing that treats your body's sensations as messengers, not enemies.
by Ann Weiser Cornell 1996
4.15
468 ratings
Anxiously Attached
by Jessica Baum LMHC • 2022
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
4.01
4k+
Anxiously Attached Summary
Anxiously Attached 96%
Anxious attachment puts your younger self in charge. The boundary skills that break the cycle.
by Jessica Baum LMHC 2022
4.01
4k+ ratings
Emotional Intelligence 2.0
by Joseph Griffith • 2020
EQ meets dark psychology: read the room, regulate yourself, and disarm the manipulation you miss.
3.51
61
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Summary
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 96%
EQ meets dark psychology: read the room, regulate yourself, and disarm the manipulation you miss.
by Joseph Griffith 2020
3.51
61 ratings
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