50 Books like When the Past Is Present

Perfect Love

by John Welwood • 2005

Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.

4.26

803

💑 Relationship Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 🩹 Healing Core Wounds 💗 Self-Compassion Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Perfect Love 97%

Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.

by John Welwood 2005

4.26

803 ratings

💑 Relationship Psychology 🧘 Spiritual Psychology 🩹 Healing Core Wounds 💗 Self-Compassion Practice ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Daring to Trust

by David Richo • 2010

The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.

3.96

805

🧩 Attachment Theory 💑 Intimate Relationships 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💚 Emotional Healing 🤗 Self-Compassion

Daring to Trust 97%

The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.

by David Richo 2010

3.96

805 ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 💑 Intimate Relationships 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💚 Emotional Healing 🤗 Self-Compassion

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+

🧒 Inner Child Healing 🌑 Shadow Work 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Conscious Partnership 🚪 Setting Boundaries

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

🧒 Inner Child Healing 🌑 Shadow Work 🔗 Attachment Theory ❤️ Conscious Partnership 🚪 Setting Boundaries

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 97%

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

By Your Side

by David Richo • 2024

Find hidden allies inside you, in others, nature, and even your suffering, then become one.

4.05

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 💑 Relational Self-Help ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Ally Work 🔗 Attachment Theory

By Your Side 97%

Find hidden allies inside you, in others, nature, and even your suffering, then become one.

by David Richo 2024

4.05

20 ratings

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 💑 Relational Self-Help ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🛡️ Inner Ally Work 🔗 Attachment Theory

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+

🧠 Relationship Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💬 Conflict Resolution 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔍 Self-Awareness

The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * Summary

The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read * 97%

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

🧠 Relationship Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💬 Conflict Resolution 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔍 Self-Awareness

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 💑 Relationship Psychology 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Attachment Theory 97%

Before age eight, trust wounds get wired in like hypnosis. The tools to uninstall them.

by Thais Gibson 2020

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧩 Attachment Theory 💑 Relationship Psychology 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Real Love

by Sharon Salzberg • 2017

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

4.12

3k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

Real Love 97%

Before you can love others well, learn to stop being cruel to yourself.

by Sharon Salzberg 2017

4.12

3k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🤲 Self-Compassion 💚 Emotional Healing 🌱 Conscious Relationships ☸️ Western Buddhism

Lighter

by Yung Pueblo • 2022

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

4.05

9k+

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Lighter 96%

You have carried the past long enough. The inner work that finally makes you lighter.

by Yung Pueblo 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

💖 Inner Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌱 Emotional Maturity ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

Emotional Alchemy

by T Bennett-Goelman • 1998

Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.

3.92

1k+

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Schema Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive-Behavioral

Emotional Alchemy 96%

Your emotional overreactions follow childhood scripts. Mindfulness breaks the loop.

by T Bennett-Goelman 1998

3.92

1k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🔍 Schema Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🔄 Cognitive-Behavioral

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

🧩 Inner Parts Work 🌑 Shadow Integration 💞 Emotional Vulnerability 💡 Conscious Relationships 🛋️ Couples Therapy

فن احتواء الذات 96%

A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.

by Hal Stone 2023

3.78

508 ratings

🧩 Inner Parts Work 🌑 Shadow Integration 💞 Emotional Vulnerability 💡 Conscious Relationships 🛋️ Couples Therapy

The Trauma of Everyday Life

by Mark Epstein • 2013

Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🫨 Emotional Processing 🛋️ Psychoanalysis

The Trauma of Everyday Life 96%

Trauma lives in ordinary loss, not just catastrophe. The Buddha's own wound shows the way through.

by Mark Epstein 2013

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 💔 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🫨 Emotional Processing 🛋️ Psychoanalysis

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 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

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

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

🧩 Attachment Theory ❤️ Relationship Psychology 🩹 Healing From Childhood Trauma 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🧠 Self-Limiting Beliefs

Master Your Attachment Style 96%

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

🧩 Attachment Theory ❤️ Relationship Psychology 🩹 Healing From Childhood Trauma 🪢 Codependency Recovery 🧠 Self-Limiting Beliefs

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

🧘 Emotional Healing 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

What Is Psychotherapy? 96%

Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.

by The School of Life 2019

4.00

342 ratings

🧘 Emotional Healing 🧒 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Attachment Theory 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms

How to Be an Adult in Relationships

by David Richo • 2002

Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.

4.10

8k+

💑 Conscious Partnership 🔗 Attachment Styles 😰 Intimacy Fears 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness

How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary

How to Be an Adult in Relationships 96%

Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.

by David Richo 2002

4.10

8k+ ratings

💑 Conscious Partnership 🔗 Attachment Styles 😰 Intimacy Fears 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 💗 Lovingkindness

The New Rules of Attachment

by Judy Ho • 2024

Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.

4.26

204

🧠 Attachment Theory 👥 Adult Attachment 💔 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 💎 Self-Worth

The New Rules of Attachment 96%

Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.

by Judy Ho 2024

4.26

204 ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 👥 Adult Attachment 💔 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 💎 Self-Worth

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.

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3k+

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 💖 Compassion-Based Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌑 Shadow Work

Introduction to Internal Family Systems Summary

Introduction to Internal Family Systems 96%

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

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 💖 Compassion-Based Therapy 🩹 Trauma Healing 🌑 Shadow Work

Making Great Relationships

by Rick Hanson • 2023

Every relationship has a hidden partner: your relationship with yourself. Fix that one first.

3.70

281

🫂 Self Compassion 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness

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

🫂 Self Compassion 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Inner Work of Relationships

by Mathew Micheletti • 2024

Your fights are symptoms of childhood wounds; healing them together is how conscious love is built.

4.27

279

🧒 Inner Child Work 💞 Conscious Relationships 🩹 Attachment Wounds 🌑 Shadow Work 🛋️ Couples Therapy

The Inner Work of Relationships 96%

Your fights are symptoms of childhood wounds; healing them together is how conscious love is built.

by Mathew Micheletti 2024

4.27

279 ratings

🧒 Inner Child Work 💞 Conscious Relationships 🩹 Attachment Wounds 🌑 Shadow Work 🛋️ Couples Therapy

Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy

by Halko Weiss • 2015

How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.

4.39

🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🧠 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Presence 🔗 Attachment Repair 🌊 Experiential Therapy

Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy Summary

Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy 96%

How to access core unconscious beliefs through the body and transform them with mindful experiments.

by Halko Weiss 2015

4.39

79 ratings

🧘 Somatic Psychotherapy 🧠 Mindfulness-Based Therapy 🤝 Therapeutic Presence 🔗 Attachment Repair 🌊 Experiential Therapy

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+

🩺 Therapeutic Self-Help 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion Practices 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary

Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 96%

Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.

by Gitta Jacob 2012

3.96

2k+ ratings

🩺 Therapeutic Self-Help 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion Practices 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral

Core Transformation

by Connirae Andreas • 1993

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

4.11

262

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing

Core Transformation 96%

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

by Connirae Andreas 1993

4.11

262 ratings

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing

Getting the Love You Want

by Harville Hendrix • 2005

Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.

4.05

15k+

💑 Couples Therapy 🧸 Childhood Wounds 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 💥 Relationship Conflict

Getting the Love You Want 96%

Your unconscious chose your partner to heal old wounds; learn the practice that makes it work.

by Harville Hendrix 2005

4.05

15k+ ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧸 Childhood Wounds 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 💥 Relationship Conflict

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

🌑 Shadow Work 🕊️ Spiritual Bypassing 🧘 Contemplative Psychology 🌊 Emotional Embodiment 🪞 Depth Psychology

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

🌑 Shadow Work 🕊️ Spiritual Bypassing 🧘 Contemplative Psychology 🌊 Emotional Embodiment 🪞 Depth Psychology

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

🛋️ Diy Therapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪑 Gestalt Therapy

The Art of Self-Therapy 96%

Become your own therapist: clinical techniques that turn self-awareness into lasting change.

by Nick Trenton 2022

3.56

285 ratings

🛋️ Diy Therapy 🌑 Shadow Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 🔗 Attachment Theory 🪑 Gestalt Therapy

Body-First Healing

by Brittany Piper • 2025

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

4.03

348

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

Body-First Healing 96%

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

by Brittany Piper 2025

4.03

348 ratings

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

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+

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔄 Relationship Patterns ⚡ Conflict Resolution

You Are the One You've Been Waiting For Summary

You Are the One You've Been Waiting For 96%

Love keeps breaking because you're asking it to fix something only you can reach.

by Richard C. Schwartz 2008

4.40

4k+ ratings

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔄 Relationship Patterns ⚡ Conflict Resolution

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

🧒 Inner Child Work 🚧 Self-Sabotage 💔 Attachment Repair 🧩 Parts Work 🧠 Neuroplasticity

Taming Your Outer Child 96%

Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.

by Susan Anderson 2011

4.12

458 ratings

🧒 Inner Child Work 🚧 Self-Sabotage 💔 Attachment Repair 🧩 Parts Work 🧠 Neuroplasticity

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+

🧠 Emotional Health 🔗 Attachment Theory 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

A Manual for Being Human 96%

The emotional education you never got: why your coping fails and what actually works.

by Sophie Mort 2021

4.05

1k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Health 🔗 Attachment Theory 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Compassion

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

🧒 Developmental Psychology 🧘 Body Psychotherapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🏡 Reparenting

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

🧒 Developmental Psychology 🧘 Body Psychotherapy 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🏡 Reparenting

Unconditional Love

by Jocelyn Moorhouse • 2019

Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.

4.20

🪞 Self-Love Practices 🤲 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧘 Mindful Relationships 👨‍👩‍👧 Conscious Parenting

Unconditional Love 96%

Love without strings: the practices that build connection strong enough to survive disappointment.

by Jocelyn Moorhouse 2019

4.20

5 ratings

🪞 Self-Love Practices 🤲 Compassion Practice 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🧘 Mindful Relationships 👨‍👩‍👧 Conscious Parenting

It’s Not Always Depression

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel • 2018

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

4.22

3k+

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

It’s Not Always Depression 96%

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

by Hilary Jacobs Hendel 2018

4.22

3k+ ratings

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

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+

🧠 Psychodynamics 👶 Inner Child Work 🗣️ Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatics 💖 Self-Compassion

Your Pocket Therapist 96%

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

🧠 Psychodynamics 👶 Inner Child Work 🗣️ Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatics 💖 Self-Compassion

How to Be an Adult in Love

by David Richo • 2013

The five habits that transform romantic need into adult love, starting with how you treat yourself.

4.01

544

💞 Emotional Intimacy 🌑 Shadow Work 🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Loving-Kindness Practice 💔 Vulnerability

How to Be an Adult in Love 96%

The five habits that transform romantic need into adult love, starting with how you treat yourself.

by David Richo 2013

4.01

544 ratings

💞 Emotional Intimacy 🌑 Shadow Work 🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Loving-Kindness Practice 💔 Vulnerability

Feeding Your Demons

by Tsultrim Allione • 2008

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

4.10

1k+

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🪢 Addiction Recovery

Feeding Your Demons 96%

Stop fighting: a five-step Buddhist method for turning cravings and fears into protective allies.

by Tsultrim Allione 2008

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work 🧬 Somatic Therapy 🪢 Addiction Recovery

The Power of Attachment

by Diane Poole Heller • 2019

Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.

4.26

3k+

🧸 Attachment Theory 💑 Adult Attachment Styles 🩹 Healing Attachment Wounds 🫂 Co-Regulation 💞 Intimate Relationship Repair

The Power of Attachment 96%

Your childhood wired your relationship patterns. Skills to rewire them for lasting intimacy.

by Diane Poole Heller 2019

4.26

3k+ ratings

🧸 Attachment Theory 💑 Adult Attachment Styles 🩹 Healing Attachment Wounds 🫂 Co-Regulation 💞 Intimate Relationship Repair

How to Do the Work

by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021

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

4.13

35k+

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

How to Do the Work 96%

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

by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021

4.13

35k+ ratings

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

There Is Nothing Wrong with You

by Cheri Huber • 1997

Self-hate is not a truth; it's a conditioning loop. The practice for turning down the volume.

4.16

2k+

🗣️ Inner Critic 💖 Self-Compassion 👐 Unconditional Acceptance ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

There Is Nothing Wrong with You 96%

Self-hate is not a truth; it's a conditioning loop. The practice for turning down the volume.

by Cheri Huber 1997

4.16

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Inner Critic 💖 Self-Compassion 👐 Unconditional Acceptance ☸️ Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Mindfulness Practice

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 96%

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

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+

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems Therapy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy

Internal Family Systems Therapy 96%

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

🧩 Parts Work 🧒 Inner Child Healing 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Systems Therapy 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness Therapy

Insecure in Love

by Leslie Becker-Phelps • 2014

Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.

3.92

3k+

🧠 Attachment Theory 😰 Anxious Attachment 💗 Self Compassion 🎯 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Communication Skills

Insecure in Love 96%

Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.

by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧠 Attachment Theory 😰 Anxious Attachment 💗 Self Compassion 🎯 Emotional Regulation 🗣️ Communication Skills

Love Me, Don't Leave Me

by Michelle Skeen • 2014

Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.

3.90

1k+

🧩 Abandonment Recovery 🧠 Schema Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Tolerance

Love Me, Don't Leave Me 96%

Five childhood beliefs that wreck relationships, and how to stop letting them drive.

by Michelle Skeen 2014

3.90

1k+ ratings

🧩 Abandonment Recovery 🧠 Schema Therapy 🧭 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 👶 Inner Child Work 🌊 Emotional Tolerance

Radical Compassion

by Tara Brach • 2019

Four steps to stop running from difficult emotions and start meeting yourself with genuine kindness.

4.21

7k+

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🌊 Emotional Processing 💗 Compassion Practices

Radical Compassion 95%

Four steps to stop running from difficult emotions and start meeting yourself with genuine kindness.

by Tara Brach 2019

4.21

7k+ ratings

🫂 Self-Compassion 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🌊 Emotional Processing 💗 Compassion Practices

Things No One Taught Us About Love

by Vex King • 2024

Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.

4.06

3k+

💑 Romantic Relationships 💖 Self-Love 🧘 Inner Work 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🔓 Vulnerability

Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary

Things No One Taught Us About Love 95%

Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.

by Vex King 2024

4.06

3k+ ratings

💑 Romantic Relationships 💖 Self-Love 🧘 Inner Work 🚧 Emotional Boundaries 🔓 Vulnerability

The Science of Stuck

by Britt Frank • 2022

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

4.02

2k+

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

The Science of Stuck 95%

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

by Britt Frank 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

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

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

🧘 Somatic Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 👁️ Body Awareness 🤲 Self-Compassion 🗣️ Inner Critic

The Power of Focusing 95%

A method for emotional healing that treats your body's sensations as messengers, not enemies.

by Ann Weiser Cornell 1996

4.15

468 ratings

🧘 Somatic Therapy 💚 Emotional Healing 👁️ Body Awareness 🤲 Self-Compassion 🗣️ Inner Critic

Power vs. Force

by David R. Hawkins • 1985

Force creates resistance. Power is an invisible field like gravity. One always wins.

4.15

14k+

📚 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚡ Energy Fields 🌟 New Thought 📊 Emotional Hierarchy

Power vs. Force 95%

Force creates resistance. Power is an invisible field like gravity. One always wins.

by David R. Hawkins 1985

4.15

14k+ ratings

📚 Transpersonal Psychology 🧠 Consciousness Studies ⚡ Energy Fields 🌟 New Thought 📊 Emotional Hierarchy

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

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

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Everything Is Workable 95%

A Zen teacher reveals why your worst conflicts, met with awareness, become your best growth.

by Diane Musho Hamilton 2013

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