🧠 Transactional Analysis

Books rooted in Eric Berne's framework of Parent, Adult, and Child ego states, offering tools to decode the hidden dynamics in everyday conversations. Readers find clarity about why their relationships follow frustrating, repetitive scripts.

Counselling for Toads

by Robert De Board

Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.

4.28

5k+

🛋️ Therapy For Beginners 📖 Allegorical Self-Help 🪞 Self-Awareness 🔄 Breaking Patterns ❤️ Self-Worth

Counselling for Toads

Toad's friends send him to therapy, where he finds a map of his own mind.

by Robert De Board 1983

4.28

5k+ ratings

🛋️ Therapy For Beginners 📖 Allegorical Self-Help 🪞 Self-Awareness 🔄 Breaking Patterns ❤️ Self-Worth

Games People Play

by Eric Berne • 1964

Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.

3.72

42k+

🧠 Social Psychology 🕵️ Hidden Motivations 💑 Relationship Dynamics 🗣️ Communication Patterns 🤥 Self-Deception

Games People Play

Your most ordinary conversations follow hidden scripts, with payoffs you rarely see and never chose.

by Eric Berne 1964

3.72

42k+ ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 🕵️ Hidden Motivations 💑 Relationship Dynamics 🗣️ Communication Patterns 🤥 Self-Deception

I'm Ok, You're Ok

by Thomas A. Harris • 1967

Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.

3.76

19k+

🎭 Psychological Games 📜 Childhood Scripts ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 💬 Communication Breakdowns 🤝 Validation And Recognition

I'm Ok, You're Ok

Your worst arguments follow a script written at age five. Learn to rewrite it.

by Thomas A. Harris 1967

3.76

19k+ ratings

🎭 Psychological Games 📜 Childhood Scripts ❤️‍🩹 Relationship Repair 💬 Communication Breakdowns 🤝 Validation And Recognition

The Power of TED

by David Emerald • 2015

Three roles lock you into every crisis. Three others build a life you design.

4.02

2k+

🪤 Victim Mentality 🎯 Personal Agency 🪞 Reframing Adversity 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Power of TED

Three roles lock you into every crisis. Three others build a life you design.

by David Emerald 2015

4.02

2k+ ratings

🪤 Victim Mentality 🎯 Personal Agency 🪞 Reframing Adversity 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar

by David H. Sandler • 1995

A sales system built on psychology over scripts: let prospects talk 70 percent and close themselves.

4.11

1k+

📋 Sales Methodology 🩺 Consultative Selling 💊 Pain-Based Selling 🧠 Buyer Psychology 🎭 Performance Psychology

You Can't Teach a Kid to Ride a Bike at a Seminar

A sales system built on psychology over scripts: let prospects talk 70 percent and close themselves.

by David H. Sandler 1995

4.11

1k+ ratings

📋 Sales Methodology 🩺 Consultative Selling 💊 Pain-Based Selling 🧠 Buyer Psychology 🎭 Performance Psychology

What do you say after you say hello?

by Eric Berne • 1964

You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.

4.05

2k+

👶 Childhood Conditioning 🔄 Interpersonal Dynamics 🛋️ Psychotherapy 🔓 Breaking Patterns 🌳 Generational Patterns

What do you say after you say hello?

You scripted your life by age six. The manual to read that script, then rewrite it.

by Eric Berne 1964

4.05

2k+ ratings

👶 Childhood Conditioning 🔄 Interpersonal Dynamics 🛋️ Psychotherapy 🔓 Breaking Patterns 🌳 Generational Patterns

Sex in Human Loving

by Eric Berne • 1970

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

3.62

364

🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💞 Sexual Well-Being

Sex in Human Loving

You think you choose your partners. Three ego states and a childhood script do.

by Eric Berne 1970

3.62

364 ratings

🔍 Sexual Psychology 📜 Psychological Scripts 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 💞 Sexual Well-Being

Conflict Without Casualties

by Nate Regier • 2017

Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.

3.95

143

🔄 Conflict Transformation 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💭 Emotional Responsibility 🔁 Relational Patterns 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Conflict Without Casualties

Workplace drama follows a script you didn't write. Three skills flip it into productive conflict.

by Nate Regier 2017

3.95

143 ratings

🔄 Conflict Transformation 🏢 Workplace Dynamics 💭 Emotional Responsibility 🔁 Relational Patterns 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Messages

by Matthew McKay • 1983

The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.

3.97

550

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧍 Body Language 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✋ Assertiveness Training

Messages

The skills every conversation needs: listening past words, expressing fully, resolving conflict.

by Matthew McKay 1983

3.97

550 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening 🧍 Body Language 🤝 Conflict Resolution ✋ Assertiveness Training

COACHING SKILLS

by Rogers • 2016

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

4.5

143

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

COACHING SKILLS

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

by Rogers 2016

4.5

143 ratings

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

Emotional Literacy

by Claude M. Steiner • 1997

How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.

4.23

209

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🩹 Emotional Healing 💬 Radical Honesty 🤲 Emotional Reciprocity 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Emotional Literacy

How to feel fully again: the skills of emotional recognition, honest communication, and love.

by Claude M. Steiner 1997

4.23

209 ratings

🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🩹 Emotional Healing 💬 Radical Honesty 🤲 Emotional Reciprocity 🔄 Relationship Patterns

mindgym

by Sebastian Bailey • 2007

Most thinking runs on autopilot. The workout plan for taking the controls back.

3.57

375

🏋️ Mental Training 🎯 Locus Of Control 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⏰ Procrastination 🗣️ Self-Talk

mindgym

Most thinking runs on autopilot. The workout plan for taking the controls back.

by Sebastian Bailey 2007

3.57

375 ratings

🏋️ Mental Training 🎯 Locus Of Control 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⏰ Procrastination 🗣️ Self-Talk

How To Break Free of the Drama Triangle Victim Consciousness

by Barry K. Weinhold • 2013

Escape the blaming and rescuing trap: a five-step method for direct communication and lasting peace.

4.04

470

🔗 Codependency 🥀 Victim Mentality 🩹 Trauma Healing 👤 Shadow Work 🗣️ Direct Communication

How To Break Free of the Drama Triangle Victim Consciousness

Escape the blaming and rescuing trap: a five-step method for direct communication and lasting peace.

by Barry K. Weinhold 2013

4.04

470 ratings

🔗 Codependency 🥀 Victim Mentality 🩹 Trauma Healing 👤 Shadow Work 🗣️ Direct Communication

Scripts People Live

by Claude M. Steiner • 1974

Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.

4.05

1k+

🕊️ Humanistic Psychology 🧒 Childhood Conditioning ✅ Emotional Validation 🔗 Codependency 💥 Radical Psychiatry

Scripts People Live

Three childhood scripts are the engine behind depression, madness, and addiction.

by Claude M. Steiner 1974

4.05

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Humanistic Psychology 🧒 Childhood Conditioning ✅ Emotional Validation 🔗 Codependency 💥 Radical Psychiatry

L'antiguide de la manipulation - Devenez un manipulateur bienveillant et déjouez les manipulateurs t

by Fabien Olicard • 2021

Manipulation is a neutral tool. Learn to use it ethically and spot those who don't.

3.90

210

🤝 Interpersonal Influence 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Toxic Dynamics 📊 Behavioral Economics ✨ Ethical Persuasion

L'antiguide de la manipulation - Devenez un manipulateur bienveillant et déjouez les manipulateurs t

Manipulation is a neutral tool. Learn to use it ethically and spot those who don't.

by Fabien Olicard 2021

3.90

210 ratings

🤝 Interpersonal Influence 🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Toxic Dynamics 📊 Behavioral Economics ✨ Ethical Persuasion

Toxic People

by Tim Cantopher • 2017

Why you attract draining people, and the boundary skills that finally keep them out.

3.74

405

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

Toxic People

Why you attract draining people, and the boundary skills that finally keep them out.

by Tim Cantopher 2017

3.74

405 ratings

🧪 Toxic Relationships 🧱 Boundary Setting 🗣️ Assertiveness Training 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🎭 Manipulation Tactics

Born to win

by and Jongeward Dorothy James Muriel • 1971

Your childhood decisions still run your life. The classic method for rewriting the ending.

4.07

909

😌 Gestalt Therapy 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 👶 Childhood Conditioning 😬 Self-Sabotage 🎲 Psychological Games

Born to win

Your childhood decisions still run your life. The classic method for rewriting the ending.

by and Jongeward Dorothy James Muriel 1971

4.07

909 ratings

😌 Gestalt Therapy 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 👶 Childhood Conditioning 😬 Self-Sabotage 🎲 Psychological Games

Who Do You Want To Be On The Way To What You Want?

by Donna Zajonc • 2022

Escaping drama isn't a technique. It's asking a single question before you act.

4.43

🎭 Victim Mentality 💬 Inner Dialogue 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧭 Self-Leadership 🤝 Coaching Methods

Who Do You Want To Be On The Way To What You Want?

Escaping drama isn't a technique. It's asking a single question before you act.

by Donna Zajonc 2022

4.43

30 ratings

🎭 Victim Mentality 💬 Inner Dialogue 🔄 Behavioral Change 🧭 Self-Leadership 🤝 Coaching Methods

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