Recovery

Breaking free from addiction, trauma, and self-destructive patterns is rarely a straight path, and the books here serve as honest, compassionate guides for every stumble along the way. Whether you're working to overcome substance dependence, emotional eating, or deep-seated psychological wounds, this collection offers practical tools and hard-won wisdom to help you reclaim control of your life.

Recovery Book Summaries

The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn

by Hackauthor² • 2020

Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.

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500+

🔓 Porn Addiction Recovery 🔄 Behavioral Addictions 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Addiction Brainwashing 🎯 Allen Carr Method

Immersive

The Easy Peasy Way to Quit Porn

Porn is a prison with an unlocked door. See the illusion, and you walk free.

by Hackauthor² 2020 108 pages

4.15

500+ ratings

🔓 Porn Addiction Recovery 🔄 Behavioral Addictions 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🧠 Addiction Brainwashing 🎯 Allen Carr Method

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

by Allen Carr • 2005

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

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1k+

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

Immersive

The Easy Way to Stop Drinking

Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.

by Allen Carr 2005 272 pages

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1k+ ratings

🍺 Alcohol Addiction 🔄 Addiction Reframing 🎉 Joyful Sobriety 🚫 Abstinence Mindset 🛑 Quitting Alcohol

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating

by Allen Carr • 2019

Kill the illusion that junk food comforts, and the urge to binge dies with it.

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500+

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🍩 Food Addiction 💪 Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Secular Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating Summary

Immersive

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Emotional Eating

Kill the illusion that junk food comforts, and the urge to binge dies with it.

by Allen Carr 2019 258 pages

3.70

500+ ratings

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🍩 Food Addiction 💪 Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🌱 Secular Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2021

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

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🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping Summary

Immersive

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping

Nicotine relieves only the craving it caused. See the trick, and quitting takes zero willpower.

by Allen Carr 2021 266 pages

4.51

1k+ ratings

🚭 Nicotine Cessation 🔓 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧩 Psychological Addiction 🌊 Craving Management

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown • 2006

At eleven she found her mother dead. By twenty, she was smoking crack behind a Dumpster.

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🥃 Addiction Memoirs 🏠 Foster Care 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🤝 Twelve-Step Recovery 🕊️ Grief Memoirs

Immersive

A Piece of Cake

At eleven she found her mother dead. By twenty, she was smoking crack behind a Dumpster.

by Cupcake Brown 2006 472 pages

4.26

38k+ ratings

🥃 Addiction Memoirs 🏠 Foster Care 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🤝 Twelve-Step Recovery 🕊️ Grief Memoirs

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2013

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

Nicotine tricks you into believing cigarettes help. See the trick and the craving loses its grip.

by Allen Carr 2013 218 pages

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18k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Addiction Psychology 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔧 Behavioral Change

The Porn Trap

by Wendy Maltz • 2008

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

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458

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

The Porn Trap

Quitting porn is half the job. The rest: rebuilding a sexuality rooted in connection, not screens.

by Wendy Maltz 2008 304 pages

3.94

458 ratings

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality 🤝 Intimacy And Connection 🧠 Neurobiology Of Addiction

This Naked Mind

by Annie Grace • 2015

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

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🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

This Naked Mind

Alcohol's relaxing effect is the trap. Quitting doesn't require willpower, just understanding why.

by Annie Grace 2015 272 pages

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20k+ ratings

🍷 Alcohol Addiction 🧩 Addiction Psychology 🧠 Addiction Neuroscience 📺 Societal Conditioning 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Unfuck Your Brain

by Faith G. Harper • 2017

Your brain is not broken; it learned survival strategies that now backfire. The science for a reset.

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🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🖐️ Somatic Healing 💖 Self-Compassion 😰 Anxiety Management

Unfuck Your Brain

Your brain is not broken; it learned survival strategies that now backfire. The science for a reset.

by Faith G. Harper 2017 192 pages

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22k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🖐️ Somatic Healing 💖 Self-Compassion 😰 Anxiety Management

Healing the Child Within

by Charles L. Whitfield • 1987

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

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👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Shame Resilience 💔 Emotional Neglect

Healing the Child Within

Buried in childhood shame, the true self waits. The original roadmap for recovering it.

by Charles L. Whitfield 1987 151 pages

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6k+ ratings

👶 Inner Child Work 🔗 Codependency 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🛡️ Shame Resilience 💔 Emotional Neglect

The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People

by Shahida Arabi • 2020

Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.

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🔗 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 💔 Narcissistic Abuse 🛡️ Boundary Setting 🧠 High Sensitivity

The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People

Highly sensitive people attract manipulators. Spot the tactics, break the chemistry, stay free.

by Shahida Arabi 2020 194 pages

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3k+ ratings

🔗 Toxic Relationships 🎭 Manipulation Tactics 💔 Narcissistic Abuse 🛡️ Boundary Setting 🧠 High Sensitivity

The Bondage Breaker

by Neil T. Anderson • 1990

You don't need a dramatic exorcism to break spiritual bondage; confronting lies sets you free.

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⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 📖 Biblical Counseling ✝️ Identity In Christ 🧠 Renewing The Mind

The Bondage Breaker

You don't need a dramatic exorcism to break spiritual bondage; confronting lies sets you free.

by Neil T. Anderson 1990 274 pages

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8k+ ratings

⚔️ Spiritual Warfare 🕊️ Deliverance Ministry 📖 Biblical Counseling ✝️ Identity In Christ 🧠 Renewing The Mind

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

by Ramani Durvasula • 2015

A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.

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💔 Narcissistic Abuse ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 💨 Gaslighting 🖤 Emotional Abuse 🚪 Leaving Relationships

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

A psychologist's roadmap for surviving a narcissist: staying intact, or leaving without a scar.

by Ramani Durvasula 2015 157 pages

4.45

2k+ ratings

💔 Narcissistic Abuse ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 💨 Gaslighting 🖤 Emotional Abuse 🚪 Leaving Relationships

Gaslighting

by Stephanie Sarkis • 2018

From love bombing to courtroom sabotage: how gaslighters operate, and how to reclaim your reality.

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💡 Gaslighting 💔 Emotional Abuse 🎭 Psychological Manipulation 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Gaslighting

From love bombing to courtroom sabotage: how gaslighters operate, and how to reclaim your reality.

by Stephanie Sarkis 2018 308 pages

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1k+ ratings

💡 Gaslighting 💔 Emotional Abuse 🎭 Psychological Manipulation 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Alcohol Explained

by William Porter • 2015

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

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

Alcohol Explained

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

by William Porter 2015 256 pages

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4k+ ratings

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

Breaking the Cycle

by George Collins MA • 2011

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

4.19

470

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Breaking the Cycle

Sex compulsion is not you. It is a subpersonality you can name, confront, and quiet.

by George Collins MA 2011 224 pages

4.19

470 ratings

🧠 Sex Addiction 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors 🪑 Parts Work 🧸 Early Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing

by John Bradshaw • 1996

Family shame runs you from the shadows. A path to unearth, confront, and break free.

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🧩 Family Systems 🧸 Inner Child Work 🔗 Generational Trauma 🫣 Family Secrets 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Family Secrets - The Path from Shame to Healing

Family shame runs you from the shadows. A path to unearth, confront, and break free.

by John Bradshaw 1996 320 pages

4.16

255 ratings

🧩 Family Systems 🧸 Inner Child Work 🔗 Generational Trauma 🫣 Family Secrets 🛡️ Shame Resilience

The Spirituality of Imperfection

by Ernest Kurtz • 1992

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

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3k+

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

The Spirituality of Imperfection

The truest spirituality begins where perfectionism collapses: in the story you are ashamed to tell.

by Ernest Kurtz 1992 304 pages

4.12

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Recovery Spirituality ✨ Radical Acceptance 🏠 Everyday Spirituality 💔 Forgiveness 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Bradshaw On

by John Bradshaw • 1985

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

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

Bradshaw On

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

by John Bradshaw 1985 336 pages

4.12

1k+ ratings

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

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

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

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3k+

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

Unwanted

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

by Jay Stringer 2018 288 pages

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3k+ ratings

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

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

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

The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

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

by Allen Carr 2013 256 pages

4.15

129 ratings

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

When Life Hits Hard

by Russ Harris • 2021

Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.

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🕊️ Grief And Healing 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Third Wave Cbt 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Compassion

When Life Hits Hard

Grief is not a fight to win. Make space for pain, then rebuild around what matters.

by Russ Harris 2021 224 pages

4.44

176 ratings

🕊️ Grief And Healing 🧠 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🌊 Third Wave Cbt 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💖 Self-Compassion

Adult Children of Alcoholics

by Janet Geringer Woititz • 1983

An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.

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6k+

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

Adult Children of Alcoholics

An alcoholic home teaches survival habits that later sabotage intimacy, trust, and joy.

by Janet Geringer Woititz 1983 240 pages

4.12

6k+ ratings

🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🫥 Emotional Neglect 🔗 Codependency 💗 Self-Compassion

Healing from Hidden Abuse

by Shannon Thomas • 2016

Six stages out of covert abuse: spot gaslighting, set boundaries, rebuild a life that's yours.

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2k+

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🧩 Personality Disorders ⛓️ Coercive Control

Healing from Hidden Abuse

Six stages out of covert abuse: spot gaslighting, set boundaries, rebuild a life that's yours.

by Shannon Thomas 2016 284 pages

4.36

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🧩 Personality Disorders ⛓️ Coercive Control

The Cross and the Switchblade

by David Wilkerson • 1963

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

4.27

60k+

🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

The Cross and the Switchblade

A Life photo pulls a rural pastor into Brooklyn's gangs, armed with prayer and an impossible love.

by David Wilkerson 1963 176 pages

4.27

60k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Ministry 🤝 Gang Intervention ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Pentecostal Testimony

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.

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15k+

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

The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober

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

by Catherine Gray 2017 274 pages

4.32

15k+ ratings

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

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019

They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.

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5k+

🧸 Parental Immaturity 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔑 Emotional Autonomy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019

4.40

5k+ ratings

🧸 Parental Immaturity 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔑 Emotional Autonomy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🎭 Emotional Manipulation

Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare

by Shahida Arabi • 2016

Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.

4.19

1k+

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Emotional Abuse 🧨 Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonds 🪤 Manipulation Tactics

Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare

Master the narcissist's tactics to break free, heal, and never be love bombed again.

by Shahida Arabi 2016 598 pages

4.19

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Emotional Abuse 🧨 Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonds 🪤 Manipulation Tactics

Addiction and Grace

by Gerald G. May • 1988

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

4.20

1k+

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Addiction and Grace

Addiction is spiritual hunger, aimed wrong. Willpower was never going to be enough.

by Gerald G. May 1988 216 pages

4.20

1k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Psychology ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💔 Attachment And Desire 🔄 Habit And Compulsion

Out of the Shadows

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1983

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

4.10

1k+

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Out of the Shadows

Sexual compulsion runs the same cycle as any addiction, and the Twelve Steps can break it.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983 240 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs 🪢 Codependency 😞 Toxic Shame

Treating Pornography Addiction

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2005

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

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🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

Treating Pornography Addiction

Your porn habit feeds on loneliness and brain chemicals. A step-by-step plan for starving both.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005 176 pages

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience 🛡️ Relapse Prevention 💭 Cognitive Behavioral

The Tao of Fully Feeling

by Pete Walker • 1995

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

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1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

The Tao of Fully Feeling

Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.

by Pete Walker 1995 293 pages

4.41

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Work 🤐 Emotional Suppression

The Complex PTSD Workbook

by Arielle Schwartz • 2017

C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Trauma Recovery 👶 Developmental Trauma 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Childhood Abuse Recovery ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

The Complex PTSD Workbook

C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.

by Arielle Schwartz 2017 191 pages

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 👶 Developmental Trauma 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🛡️ Childhood Abuse Recovery ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Healing Your Lost Inner Child

by Robert Jackman • 2020

Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.

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500+

🧒 Inner Child Work 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🚧 Boundary Setting ✍️ Expressive Writing 🎯 Emotional Triggers

Healing Your Lost Inner Child

Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.

by Robert Jackman 2020 241 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🧒 Inner Child Work 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🚧 Boundary Setting ✍️ Expressive Writing 🎯 Emotional Triggers

Breathing Under Water

by Richard Rohr • 2011

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

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5k+

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

Breathing Under Water

The 12 steps aren't just for alcoholics: they map the spiritual disease every human shares.

by Richard Rohr 2011 176 pages

4.32

5k+ ratings

🪜 Twelve-Step Spirituality 🕊️ Christian Mysticism 🌑 Shadow Work 👐 Spiritual Surrender ❤️‍🩹 Redemptive Suffering

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

500+

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

Let Go Now

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

by Karen Casey 2010 232 pages

4.16

500+ ratings

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

Forgiving What You Can't Forget

by Lysa TerKeurst • 2020

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

4.10

26k+

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

Forgiving What You Can't Forget

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

by Lysa TerKeurst 2020 288 pages

4.10

26k+ ratings

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

Easy Way to Quit Sugar Illustrated

by Allen Carr • 2017

Quit sugar without willpower: the trick is seeing the two traps that keep you hooked.

3.60

210

🍬 Sugar Addiction 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🕊️ Food Freedom 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🧪 Addiction Psychology

Easy Way to Quit Sugar Illustrated

Quit sugar without willpower: the trick is seeing the two traps that keep you hooked.

by Allen Carr 2017 144 pages

3.60

210 ratings

🍬 Sugar Addiction 🍽️ Intuitive Eating 🕊️ Food Freedom 🏭 Processed Food Critique 🧪 Addiction Psychology

Inner Bonding

by Margaret Paul • 1992

Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.

4.29

500+

🧒 Inner Child Work 🏠 Reparenting 🔗 Codependency Recovery 💬 Inner Dialogue 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Inner Bonding

Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.

by Margaret Paul 1992 226 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🧒 Inner Child Work 🏠 Reparenting 🔗 Codependency Recovery 💬 Inner Dialogue 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

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

2k+

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

The Alcohol Experiment

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

by Annie Grace 2018 350 pages

4.33

2k+ ratings

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

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

by Allen Carr • 1995

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

4.20

500+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently

Smoking only relieved the need smoking created. Grasp that, and the desire vanishes.

by Allen Carr 1995 484 pages

4.20

500+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🚬 Nicotine Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Quit Without Willpower 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Potatoes Not Prozac

by Kathleen DesMaisons • 1998

Some brains treat sugar like a drug. The step-by-step fix starts with breakfast, not willpower.

3.74

1k+

🍬 Sugar Addiction 🧠 Food And Mood 📊 Blood Sugar Regulation 💔 Emotional Eating 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Potatoes Not Prozac

Some brains treat sugar like a drug. The step-by-step fix starts with breakfast, not willpower.

by Kathleen DesMaisons 1998 272 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

🍬 Sugar Addiction 🧠 Food And Mood 📊 Blood Sugar Regulation 💔 Emotional Eating 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship

by Margalis Fjelstad • 2017

Your empathy made you a target. The recovery path for caretakers after a narcissistic relationship.

4.26

347

🔥 Narcissistic Abuse 🪢 Codependency Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪞 Self Esteem Rebuilding

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship

Your empathy made you a target. The recovery path for caretakers after a narcissistic relationship.

by Margalis Fjelstad 2017 254 pages

4.26

347 ratings

🔥 Narcissistic Abuse 🪢 Codependency Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting 🪞 Self Esteem Rebuilding

Retrain Your Brain

by Seth J. Gillihan • 2016

A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.

3.79

2k+

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌤️ Depression Relief 😮‍💨 Anxiety Relief 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 💬 Thought Reframing

Retrain Your Brain

A psychologist's 7-week plan to break the thought loops behind depression and anxiety.

by Seth J. Gillihan 2016 236 pages

3.79

2k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🌤️ Depression Relief 😮‍💨 Anxiety Relief 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 💬 Thought Reframing

Madness

by Marya Hornbacher • 2008

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

4.04

14k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

Madness

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

by Marya Hornbacher 2008 299 pages

4.04

14k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2002

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

4.10

1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Stop Smoking

Quitting isn't willpower. It's seeing that the cigarette never relieved stress, it created it.

by Allen Carr 2002 215 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 💉 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧪 Addiction Psychology 🩹 Addiction Recovery

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

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

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The Little Book of Big Change

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

by Amy Johnson 2016 200 pages

3.88

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Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

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Breaking Addiction

Addiction begins hours before the act, driven by rage against powerlessness, not a brain disease.

by Lance Dodes 2011 221 pages

3.88

304 ratings

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Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame

by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015

Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.

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Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame

Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.

by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015 206 pages

4.53

500+ ratings

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Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

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

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Sex Addiction 101

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

by Robert Weiss 2013 266 pages

4.08

117 ratings

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

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