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

Never Binge Again™

by Glenn Livingston • 2015

Stop negotiating with the inner voice that demands a binge: why absolute food rules work.

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🍽️ Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Food Addiction 🚫 Abstinence Approach 👥 Cognitive Separation 💊 Rational Recovery

Never Binge Again™

Stop negotiating with the inner voice that demands a binge: why absolute food rules work.

by Glenn Livingston 2015 160 pages

3.31

7k+ ratings

🍽️ Binge Eating Recovery 🧠 Food Addiction 🚫 Abstinence Approach 👥 Cognitive Separation 💊 Rational Recovery

Conscious Uncoupling

by Katherine Woodward Thomas • 2015

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

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🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents 🧒 Co-Parenting 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Conscious Uncoupling

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

by Katherine Woodward Thomas 2015 320 pages

4.19

1k+ ratings

🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents 🧒 Co-Parenting 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Healing from Toxic Relationships

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis • 2022

Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.

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500+

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Healing from Toxic Relationships

Ten steps to cut ties, heal the damage, and stop attracting toxic partners.

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis 2022 302 pages

4.18

500+ ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Rage

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 2007

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

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😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Rage

Rage isn't one emotion but six, and each type has its own way out. Find yours.

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 2007 175 pages

3.93

281 ratings

😤 Anger Management 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😞 Shame And Guilt 🔗 Attachment Theory

Happy People Are Annoying

by Josh Peck • 2022

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

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18k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

Happy People Are Annoying

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

by Josh Peck 2022 272 pages

4.05

18k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents

by Sherrie Campbell • 2024

The system for shedding the guilt, fear, and self-doubt that emotionally abusive parents installed.

4.06

394

🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🛑 Setting Boundaries 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents

The system for shedding the guilt, fear, and self-doubt that emotionally abusive parents installed.

by Sherrie Campbell 2024 192 pages

4.06

394 ratings

🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🛑 Setting Boundaries 🗣️ Inner Critic Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping

by Allen Carr • 2009

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

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🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping

Quit smoking without willpower or withdrawal by removing the one belief that traps you.

by Allen Carr 2009 288 pages

4.43

325 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧪 Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🗑️ Desire Elimination 🧘 Anti-Willpower Method

How To Kill A Narcissist

by J.H. Simon • 2016

Narcissists run on your emotional reaction. Starve them by disengaging and rebuild your life.

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500+

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🧠 Emotional Manipulation 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚖️ Shame And Grandiosity 🛋️ Self Psychology

How To Kill A Narcissist

Narcissists run on your emotional reaction. Starve them by disengaging and rebuild your life.

by J.H. Simon 2016 171 pages

4.19

500+ ratings

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse 🧠 Emotional Manipulation 🚧 Boundary Setting ⚖️ Shame And Grandiosity 🛋️ Self Psychology

The Betrayal Bond

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1997

Destructive relationships create bonds as powerful as addiction. The proven path to breaking free.

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1k+

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction 🔄 Cycle Of Abuse 🧱 Boundary Setting

The Betrayal Bond

Destructive relationships create bonds as powerful as addiction. The proven path to breaking free.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1997 249 pages

4.33

1k+ ratings

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction 🔄 Cycle Of Abuse 🧱 Boundary Setting

Calisthenics for Beginners

by Matt Schifferle • 2020

No gym, no weights: a bodyweight system that scales from first push-up to full body control.

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🏋️ Bodyweight Training 🌱 Beginner Fitness 🦵 Functional Fitness 🏠 Home Workouts 🧘 Mobility Training

Calisthenics for Beginners

No gym, no weights: a bodyweight system that scales from first push-up to full body control.

by Matt Schifferle 2020 162 pages

3.92

201 ratings

🏋️ Bodyweight Training 🌱 Beginner Fitness 🦵 Functional Fitness 🏠 Home Workouts 🧘 Mobility Training

Healing the Addicted Brain

by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009

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

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

Healing the Addicted Brain

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

by Harold C. Urschel III 2009 288 pages

3.88

307 ratings

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

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD

by Arielle Schwartz • 2020

Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.

4.23

416

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD

Childhood trauma reshapes you. A compassionate guide to healing the Complex PTSD it leaves.

by Arielle Schwartz 2020 190 pages

4.23

416 ratings

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation 🌿 Somatic Healing 💗 Self-Compassion

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

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

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256

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

Silicon Valley Porn Star

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

by Jason Portnoy 2022 222 pages

4.32

256 ratings

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

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018 420 pages

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

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200k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

200k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook

by Anna Lembke • 2024

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

3.99

164

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook

Your brain on too much pleasure: a practical four-week protocol to reset its reward wiring.

by Anna Lembke 2024 187 pages

3.99

164 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 📱 Behavioral Addiction 🧠 Dopamine And Reward 📵 Digital Detox 🔬 Neuroscience Of Habits

The Illustrated Easyway to Stop Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2006

You smoke to relieve a craving that non-smokers never feel. Freedom starts when that clicks.

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1k+

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Psychological Addiction 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🔨 Habit Breaking

The Illustrated Easyway to Stop Smoking

You smoke to relieve a craving that non-smokers never feel. Freedom starts when that clicks.

by Allen Carr 2006 176 pages

4.11

1k+ ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🧠 Psychological Addiction 💭 Cognitive Reframing 🔨 Habit Breaking

Journey through Trauma

by Gretchen Schmelzer • 2018

Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.

4.50

452

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Journey through Trauma

Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.

by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018 336 pages

4.50

452 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing 📖 Narrative Therapy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth

Surviving an Affair

by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

4.06

161

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🛡️ Affair Prevention 🚧 Relationship Boundaries

Surviving an Affair

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998 273 pages

4.06

161 ratings

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding 🛡️ Affair Prevention 🚧 Relationship Boundaries

This Is Your Brain on Depression

by Faith G. Harper • 2018

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

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1k+

🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Complementary Therapies 💬 Irreverent Self-Help

This Is Your Brain on Depression

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

by Faith G. Harper 2018 128 pages

3.74

1k+ ratings

🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Complementary Therapies 💬 Irreverent Self-Help

Facing Love Addiction

by Pia Mellody • 1989

Why you mistake intensity for love, chase unavailable partners, and how to stop.

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1k+

💘 Relationship Addiction 🔗 Codependency Recovery 👥 Attachment Theory 🚪 Fear Of Abandonment 🧱 Fear Of Intimacy

Facing Love Addiction

Why you mistake intensity for love, chase unavailable partners, and how to stop.

by Pia Mellody 1989 240 pages

4.09

1k+ ratings

💘 Relationship Addiction 🔗 Codependency Recovery 👥 Attachment Theory 🚪 Fear Of Abandonment 🧱 Fear Of Intimacy

When Love Is a Lie - How the Narcissist Partner Uses Sex, Lies & Passive-Aggressive Manipulation to Fulfill His Relationship Agenda

by Zari L. Ballard • 2013

The charm is calculated. The chaos is intentional. The only exit is to stop answering.

3.93

455

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🧠 Emotional Manipulation ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

When Love Is a Lie - How the Narcissist Partner Uses Sex, Lies & Passive-Aggressive Manipulation to Fulfill His Relationship Agenda

The charm is calculated. The chaos is intentional. The only exit is to stop answering.

by Zari L. Ballard 2013

3.93

455 ratings

🎭 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🧠 Emotional Manipulation ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Courage to Heal Workbook

by Laura Davis • 1990

Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.

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2k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing 🛡️ Building Safety Skills 🔓 Shame Release

The Courage to Heal Workbook

Step-by-step survivor skills for building a life after child sexual abuse: safety to self-trust.

by Laura Davis 1990 460 pages

4.27

2k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing 🛡️ Building Safety Skills 🔓 Shame Release

Some Kind of Perfect

by Krista Ritchie • 2016

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

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32k+

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

Some Kind of Perfect

Three couples raise kids on camera, battling to keep addiction from becoming the family inheritance.

by Krista Ritchie 2016 664 pages

4.59

32k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🏠 Domestic Romance 📸 Fame And Scandal

Narcissist

by Judy Dyer • 2019

Gaslighting, trauma bonds, and the empath trap: recognize a narcissist, break free, and rebuild.

4.11

110

🧠 Narcissistic Abuse 📚 Personality Disorders 🎭 Gaslighting 🚧 Boundary Setting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding

Narcissist

Gaslighting, trauma bonds, and the empath trap: recognize a narcissist, break free, and rebuild.

by Judy Dyer 2019 105 pages

4.11

110 ratings

🧠 Narcissistic Abuse 📚 Personality Disorders 🎭 Gaslighting 🚧 Boundary Setting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding

It's My Life Now

by Meg Kennedy Dugan • 2000

75% of domestic assaults happen after leaving. A roadmap for safety, healing, and starting over.

3.97

273

🩹 Abuse Recovery 🚫 Intimate Partner Violence 💚 Trauma Healing 💔 Emotional Abuse 🛡️ Safety Planning

It's My Life Now

75% of domestic assaults happen after leaving. A roadmap for safety, healing, and starting over.

by Meg Kennedy Dugan 2000 252 pages

3.97

273 ratings

🩹 Abuse Recovery 🚫 Intimate Partner Violence 💚 Trauma Healing 💔 Emotional Abuse 🛡️ Safety Planning

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

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 Gaslighting Recovery Workbook

by Amy Marlow-MaCoy • 2020

Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.

4.23

156

🎭 Gaslighting 💔 Emotional Abuse 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📝 Recovery Exercises 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook

Stop questioning your sanity and start questioning the abuse: a workbook to reclaim your reality.

by Amy Marlow-MaCoy 2020 194 pages

4.23

156 ratings

🎭 Gaslighting 💔 Emotional Abuse 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📝 Recovery Exercises 🚧 Boundary Setting

Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life

by Linda Martinez-Lewi • 2008

Narcissists run the same playbook on everyone. Learn their moves before they run them on you.

3.71

278

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧱 Boundary Setting 🌀 Gaslighting ⚠️ Toxic Relationships

Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life

Narcissists run the same playbook on everyone. Learn their moves before they run them on you.

by Linda Martinez-Lewi 2008 257 pages

3.71

278 ratings

🛡️ Narcissistic Abuse 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🧱 Boundary Setting 🌀 Gaslighting ⚠️ Toxic Relationships

Feeding the Hungry Heart

by Geneen Roth • 1981

Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.

3.96

500+

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🪞 Body Image 🚫 Anti-Diet 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🍃 Mindful Eating

Feeding the Hungry Heart

Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.

by Geneen Roth 1981 196 pages

3.96

500+ ratings

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🪞 Body Image 🚫 Anti-Diet 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🍃 Mindful Eating

If Only I'd Known

by Chelsey Brooke Cole • 2023

The trauma bond explains why leaving feels impossible. A repair manual for what comes next.

4.51

300

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting

If Only I'd Known

The trauma bond explains why leaving feels impossible. A repair manual for what comes next.

by Chelsey Brooke Cole 2023 284 pages

4.51

300 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting

Narcissistic Lovers

by Cynthia Zayn • 2007

Worshipped, then discarded: recognize the cycle, break free, and rebuild on your own terms.

4.02

351

💔 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🔗 Codependency 💡 Gaslighting

Narcissistic Lovers

Worshipped, then discarded: recognize the cycle, break free, and rebuild on your own terms.

by Cynthia Zayn 2007 208 pages

4.02

351 ratings

💔 Narcissistic Abuse ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🎭 Emotional Manipulation 🔗 Codependency 💡 Gaslighting

Breaking Free from Emotional Eating

by Geneen Roth • 1984

The antidote to decades of failed diets: eat what you want, sit down, and pay attention.

3.94

1k+

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🔄 Binge Eating 🚫 Diet Culture 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🥗 Mindful Eating

Breaking Free from Emotional Eating

The antidote to decades of failed diets: eat what you want, sit down, and pay attention.

by Geneen Roth 1984 235 pages

3.94

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Emotional Eating 🔄 Binge Eating 🚫 Diet Culture 🧘 Intuitive Eating 🥗 Mindful Eating

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling

by H. Norman Wright • 2018

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

4.13

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

When It Feels Like the Sky Is Falling

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

by H. Norman Wright 2018

4.13

8 ratings

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

Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire

by Dan Conway • 2019

He bet his family's savings on Ethereum. The $10 million exit was the easy part.

4.22

199

💰 Cryptocurrency 🏖️ Financial Independence 📈 Market Speculation 🍸 Addiction Memoir 🎲 Risk And Reward

Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire

He bet his family's savings on Ethereum. The $10 million exit was the easy part.

by Dan Conway 2019 201 pages

4.22

199 ratings

💰 Cryptocurrency 🏖️ Financial Independence 📈 Market Speculation 🍸 Addiction Memoir 🎲 Risk And Reward

Facing Codependence

by Pia Mellody • 1989

Codependence: a childhood-born disease of control, shame, and blurred boundaries that can be healed.

4.07

3k+

🎭 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔦 Shame Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🌟 Self-Esteem

Facing Codependence

Codependence: a childhood-born disease of control, shame, and blurred boundaries that can be healed.

by Pia Mellody 1989 222 pages

4.07

3k+ ratings

🎭 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔦 Shame Healing 🚧 Boundary Setting 🌟 Self-Esteem

Invincible

by Brian F. Martin • 2014

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

4.57

500+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Invincible

Your childhood in a violent home planted ten lies. Unlearning them changes everything.

by Brian F. Martin 2014 288 pages

4.57

500+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Addicted Lawyer

by Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

150

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

by Brian Cuban 2017 272 pages

3.87

150 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

by Allen Carr • 2018

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

4.41

107

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Allen Carr's Easy Way for Women to Quit Smoking

Quit smoking easily, without willpower or substitutes: you craved it because you believed a lie.

by Allen Carr 2018 258 pages

4.41

107 ratings

🧭 Smoking Cessation ⚗️ Nicotine Addiction 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🧘 Anti-Willpower Methods ♀️ Women's Health

Shame & Guilt

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS • 1990

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

4.06

176

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Shame & Guilt

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS 1990 144 pages

4.06

176 ratings

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating

by Michelle May • 2014

A mindful eating program for breaking the restrict-binge cycle, one forbidden food at a time.

4.21

116

🧠 Eating Disorders 🌈 Binge Eating Recovery 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍎 Intuitive Eating 💭 Emotional Eating

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat for Binge Eating

A mindful eating program for breaking the restrict-binge cycle, one forbidden food at a time.

by Michelle May 2014 187 pages

4.21

116 ratings

🧠 Eating Disorders 🌈 Binge Eating Recovery 🧘 Mindful Eating 🍎 Intuitive Eating 💭 Emotional Eating

Gratitude and Trust

by Paul Williams • 2014

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

3.87

336

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

Gratitude and Trust

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

by Paul Williams 2014 286 pages

3.87

336 ratings

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

When Your Daughter Has BPD

by Daniel S. Lobel • 2017

Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.

3.92

299

🧠 Bpd Parenting 🩺 Personality Disorders ⛓️‍💥 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Behavioral Boundaries 🧒 Emotional Immaturity

When Your Daughter Has BPD

Why a daughter with BPD needs to hear no more than yes, and how parents can hold the line.

by Daniel S. Lobel 2017 200 pages

3.92

299 ratings

🧠 Bpd Parenting 🩺 Personality Disorders ⛓️‍💥 Codependency Recovery 🚧 Behavioral Boundaries 🧒 Emotional Immaturity

Healing Sex

by Staci Haines • 1999

Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.

4.29

500+

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing 🤲 Survivors Of Abuse 🚧 Boundary Work

Healing Sex

Talk therapy can't reach where sexual trauma lives. A body-based guide to reclaiming pleasure.

by Staci Haines 1999 267 pages

4.29

500+ ratings

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing 🤲 Survivors Of Abuse 🚧 Boundary Work

Keep Pain in the Past

by Christopher Cortman • 2018

Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.

3.72

148

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🕯️ Grief Work 💭 Emotional Processing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ✍️ Expressive Writing

Keep Pain in the Past

Time doesn't heal trauma; avoidance feeds it. Five steps to reverse the cycle for good.

by Christopher Cortman 2018 244 pages

3.72

148 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🕯️ Grief Work 💭 Emotional Processing 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice ✍️ Expressive Writing

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

Binge eating is a brain habit, not a disorder. Stop acting on urges, and they stop.

by Kathryn Hansen 2011 328 pages

3.84

3k+ ratings

🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🌊 Urge Surfing 🧘 Mindful Detachment 📖 Eating Disorder Memoir

The Sexual Healing Journey

by Wendy Maltz • 1991

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

4.23

500+

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Sexual Healing Journey

Reclaim intimacy after abuse: identify the specific harm, then heal each layer step by step.

by Wendy Maltz 1991 368 pages

4.23

500+ ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors 🛋️ Sex Therapy 🧠 Trauma-Informed Therapy

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

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🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024 218 pages

4.77

64 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

by Nicole Barrett • 2019

It leaves no bruises. Why you stayed, how the cycle traps you, and what recovery demands.

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🌫️ Gaslighting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse

It leaves no bruises. Why you stayed, how the cycle traps you, and what recovery demands.

by Nicole Barrett 2019 155 pages

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🌫️ Gaslighting ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 🚧 Boundary Setting

Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?

by Lundy Bancroft • 2013

Daily readings that expose his control tactics, restore your reality, and reclaim your freedom.

4.58

427

🏠 Domestic Abuse 🪞 Gaslighting 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🧱 Boundaries

Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That?

Daily readings that expose his control tactics, restore your reality, and reclaim your freedom.

by Lundy Bancroft 2013 464 pages

4.58

427 ratings

🏠 Domestic Abuse 🪞 Gaslighting 🩹 Trauma Healing 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🧱 Boundaries

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