RESOURCES
ADDICTION
- Prodependence, Robert Weiss (Family Systems and Addiction)
- Unspoken Legacy: Addressing the Impact of Trauma and Addiction within the Family – Claudia Black
- Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality – Cloud
- Uppers, Downers, and All Arounders 8thEd
- Never Enough: the neuroscience and experience of addiction – Grisel
- In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction – Gabor Mate
- Chasing the Scream: The Inspiration for the Feature Film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (The Opposite of Addiction is Connection)– Johann Hari
- Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope – Johann Hari
Recovery
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- Staying Sober: A Guide for Relapse Prevention – Miller & Martin
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad ones – Clear
- Workbook for Lost Connections : Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
- The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive – Neff
- 32 Addiction & Mental Health Resources for Latinx College Students – Tulip Hill Recovery
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BETRAYAL TRAUMA/INFIDELITY
- Intimate Deception– Sheri Keffer
- The Aftermath of Betrayal Michelle D. Mays
- From Betrayal Trauma to Healing & Joy: A Workbook for Partners of Sex Addicts– Marsha Means
- Mending a Shattered Heart: A Guide for Partners of Sex Addicts– Stefanie Carnes
- Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How partners can cope and heal- Barbara Steffens
- Intimate Treason: Healing the Trauma for Partners Confronting Sex Addiction– Claudia Black and Tripodi
- Moving Beyond Betrayal: The 5-Step Boundary Solution for Partners of Sex Addicts– Vicki Tidwell Palmer
- Facing Heartbreak: Steps to Recovery for Partners of Sex Addicts– Stefanie Carnes, Mari A. Lee
- From Betrayal Trauma to Healing & Joy: A Workbook for Partners of Sex Addicts – Kevin Skinner
- Unleashing Your Power: Moving Through the Trauma of Partner Betrayal– Carol Jorgensen Sheets et al.
Christian Partners
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- Shattered Vows: Hope and Healing for Women Who Have Been Sexually Betrayed– Debra Laaser
- Intimate Deception– Sheri Keffer
- Altogether You- Experiencing Personal and Spiritual Transformation with IFS Jenna Riemersma & Dick Schwartz
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Sex Addiction and Betrayal Trauma Related Podcasts:
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- Sexual Addiction:Strength/Hope/Recovery– Carol the Coach
- Sex, Love and Addiction – Robert Weiss, PhD, MSW
- Helping Couples Heal Podcast – Duane Osterlind & Marnie Breecker
- Beyond Bitchy: Master the art of Boundaries – Vicky Tidwell Palmer
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BOUNDARIES
COUPLES & RELATIONSHIPS
- Attachment Theory in Practice: Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with Individuals, Couples, and Families Susan M. Johnson.
- Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a lifetime of love. Dr. Sue Johnson
- Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind – and Keep – Love– Amir Lavine and Rachel Heller
- Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partner’s Brain and Attachment Style Can Help You Defuse Conflict and Build a Secure Relationship– Stan Tatkin
- Safe People: How to Find Relationships that are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren’t– Cloud & Townsend
- The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships – Gottman
- What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal– Gottman
- Internal Family Systems Couple Therapy Skills Manual: Healing Relationships with Intimacy From the Inside Out– Herbine-Blank & Sweezy
Christian Couples Resources
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- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts: Chapman, Gary
- Created for Connection: The “Hold Me Tight” Guide for Christian Couples
- Out of the Doghouse for Christian Men: A Redemptive Guide for Men Caught Cheating – Weiss and Ferree
- Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs– Eggerichs
- God Will Use This for Good: Surviving the Mess of Life– Max Lucado
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Couples Healing from Infidelity
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- Courageous Love: A Couple’s Guide to Conquering Betrayal (Stefanie Carnes)
- The Aftermath of Betrayal, Michelle D. Mays (Partner Trauma Perspective)
- Out of The Doghouse: A Step by Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating, Robert Weiss.
- I Love You But I Don’t Trust You: The Complete Guide to Restoring Trust in Your Relationship– Mira Kirshenbaum
- Not “Just Friends”: Rebuilding Trust and Recovering Your Sanity After Infidelity – Shirley Glass
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EATING DISORDERS
- Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling– Johnston
- Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works– Tribole
- The Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)– Tribole
- Intuitive Eating for Every Day: 365 Daily Practices & Inspirations to Rediscover the Pleasures of Eating– Tribole
- The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love– Taylor
- Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook: Tools for Living Radical Self-Love– Taylor
- Health At Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight– Bacon
EMOTIONAL ABUSE AND TOXIC PEOPLE
- Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder– Paul Mason
- How to Hug a Porcupine: Dealing With Toxic & Difficult to Love Personalities– Lund
- Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships– Kelly McDaniel
- Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse– Thomas
- Changing Course: Healing from Loss, Abandonment, and Fear– Claudia Black
- Repeat After Me: A Workbook for Adult Children Overcoming Dysfunctional Family Systems– Claudia Black
NARCISSISTS
- The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators– Arabi & Schneider
- The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists: Coping with the One-Way Relationship in Work, Love, and Family – Payson
Healing From Narcissistic Abuse
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- Becoming the Narcissist’s Nightmare: Shahida Arabi, Julie McKay
- The Covert Passive-Aggressive Narcissist: Recognizing the Traits and Finding Healing After Hidden Emotional and Psychological Abuse– Debbie Mirza
- Gaslighting & Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Recover from Emotional Abuse, Recognize Narcissists & Manipulators and Break Free Once and for All – Barlow
- Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed– Behary
- Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers– McBride
- Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People– MacKenzie
- The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook: Healing From Emotional Abuse– Marlow- MaCoy
- The Self Esteem Workbook – Schiraldi
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MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression– Terrence Real
- Unmasking Male Depression: Recognizing the Root Cause to Many Problem Behaviors Such as Anger, Resentment, Abusiveness, Silence, Addictions, and Sexual Compulsiveness– Hart
- Black Men and Depression: Saving our Lives, Healing our Families and Friends– Head
- Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics)– Bradshaw
- Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child: Bradshaw, John
- Rising Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Linked to Loneliness – The Summit Wellness Group
MINDFULNESS
- Practicing Mindfulness: 75 Essential Meditations to Reduce Stress, Improve Mental Health, and Find Peace in the Everyday– Sokolov
- Namaste Center for Healing – A Neuro-Inclusive, Holistic Healing Center
NEURODIVERSITY – ADHD & AUTISM
ADHD
- Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder– Gabor Mate
- Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It– Gabor Mate
- Driven to Distraction (Revised): Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder– Hallowell & Ratey
- The Mental Toughness Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facing Life’s Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions, and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise– Zaharaides
- Smart But Stuck: Emotions in Teens and Adults with ADHDThomas E. Brown, Ph.D., Joe Bronzi
- The Empowered Highly Sensitive Person: A Workbook to Harness Your Strengths in Every Part of Life– Cassil
Autism
- To Be Gifted and Learning Disabled: Strength-Based Strategies for Helping Twice-Exceptional Students With LD, ADHD, ASD, and More
- Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome: Attwood, Tony
- 30 Days to understanding Autism- Chaffey
- inToto Community Resource Center – in Toto is Community Resource Center in Zelienople, PA with accessible support services
- Candace Christiansen Neuro-Inclusive Consulting & Design – Clinical Consultation, Training and Design Strategies to Medical and Mental Health Providers, Corporate Offices, Universities, and Organizations using a Neuor-Inclusive Approach.
- Candace Christiansen’s Blog on Autism – Personal Reflections and Anecdotes by Candace Christiansen
- Autism Caring Center – The Area’s First Resource Center located in South/Southwest region of Pittsburgh
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network – Learn More About Autism and How You Can Be a Helpful Ally
Executive Functioning
- BRAIN HACKS: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning– Honos-Webb
- Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 2nd Edition-Revised and Updated: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized – Pinsky
- Executive Functions: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They Evolved– Barkley
- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential– Dawson and Guare
- The Everything Parent’s Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder: Strategies to help your child achieve the time-management skills, … needed to succeed in school and life– Branstetter
Children
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- The ADHD Solution Deck: 50 Strategies to Help Kids Learn, Reduce Stress & Improve Family Connections
- ADHD Raising an explosive child: The 7 skills of positive parenting to empower kids with ADHD. Learn here the emotional control strategies to help your children self regulate and thrive– Brain
- The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition– Miller
- Parenting ADHD Now!: Easy Intervention Strategies to Empower Kids with ADHD– Taylor-Klaus & Dempster
- Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Kids: 60 Fun Activities to Help Children Self-Regulate, Focus, and Succeed– Miller
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (Children, Adolescents, and Adults)– Thomas
- The Explosive Child [Fifth Edition]: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children – Greene
- CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets & Exercises for Trauma, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Depression & Conduct Disorders– Phifer
- Focused Ninja: A Children’s Book About Increasing Focus and Concentration at Home and School (Ninja Life Hacks)
- Mindfulness Activities for Kids with ADHD: Engaging Stories and Exercises to Help You Learn And Thrive– Grand and Morley
- Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! (But I Rock It, Big Time) (St4 Mindfulness Book for Kids)
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Teens/Young Adults
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- Smart but Scattered Teens: The “Executive Skills” Program for Helping Teens Reach Their Potential– Dawson & Guare
- Smart but Scattered–and Stalled: 10 Steps to Help Young Adults Use Their Executive Skills to Set Goals, Make a Plan, and Successfully Leave the Nest– Dawson & Guare
- Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents, Third Edition: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series)– Dawson & Guare
- The Executive Functioning Workbook for Teens: Help for Unprepared, Late, and Scattered Teens– Hansen
- The Work-Smart Academic Planner, Revised Edition: Write It Down, Get It Done– Dawson & Guare
- Thriving with ADHD Workbook for Teens: Improve Focus, Get Organized, and Succeed– Tyler
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Adults
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- The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain’s Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home– Dawson & Guare
- BRAIN HACKS: Life-Changing Strategies to Improve Executive Functioning– Honos-Webb
- Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning– Boissiere
- Executive Function Difficulties in Adults: 100 Ways to Help Your Clients Live Productive and Happy Lives– Sarkis
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Neurodiversity in Females
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- A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers– Solden
- Understanding Girls with ADHD: How They Feel and Why They Do What They Do– Nadeau, Littman & Quinn
- Women and Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding Life Experiences from Early Childhood to Old Age– Hendrickx
- Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life– Kim
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Neurodiversity and Intimacy/Relationships
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- Other Half of Asperger Syndrome: A Guide to Living in an Intimate Relationship…Aston
- Connecting With Your Asperger Partner: Negotiating the Maze of Intimacy– Weston
- Autistics’ Guide to Dating: A Book by Autistics, for Autistics and Those Who Love Them or Who Are in Love with Them– Ramey
- Connecting With The Autism Spectrum: How To Talk, How To Listen, And Why You Shouldn’t Call It High-Functioning– Vormer
- Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life– Kim
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NUTRITION AND WELLNESS
PARENTING
- The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind– Siegel
- Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers– Gabor Mate
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition
- No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind– Siegel & Bryson
- Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too– Faber and Mazlish
- How to Talk so Kids Will Listen…And Listen So Kids Will Talk– Faber
- How to Hug a Porcupine: Negotiating the Prickly Points of the Tween Years– Ross
Talking to Kids about Sex
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- Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids– Jensen & Fox
- Good Pictures Bad Pictures Jr.: A Simple Plan to Protect Young Minds– Jensen & Fox
- 30 Days of Sex Talks for Ages 8-11: Empowering Your Child with Knowledge of Sexual Intimacy (Volume 2)
- Growing Up Great!: The Ultimate Puberty Book for Boys– Scott Todnem
- Celebrate Your Body (and Its Changes, Too!): The Ultimate Puberty Book for Girls (Celebrate Your Body, 1)– Taylor and Laureano
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SEXUAL INTIMACY
- Sexual Anorexia: Overcoming Sexual Self-Hatred: Carnes Ph.D, Patrick J, Moriarity, Joseph M.
- The Intimacy Factor: The Ground Rules for Overcoming the Obstacles to Truth, Respect, and Lasting Love– Pia Mellody
- The Couple’s Guide to Intimacy: How Sexual Reintegration Therapy Can Help Your Relationship Heal– Bercaw and Bercaw
- Sexual Reflections: A Workbook for Designing and Celebrating Your Sexual Health Plan– Alex Katehakis
- Mirror of Intimacy: Daily Reflections on Emotional and Erotic Intelligence -Alex Katehakis
- Erotic Intelligence: Igniting Hot, Healthy Sex While in Recovery from Sex Addiction– Alex Katehakis
- Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life– Nagoski
- The Come as You Are Workbook: A Practical Guide to the Science of Sex– Nagoski
Christian Sexuality
SEX ADDICTION
- Sex Addiction 101: A basic guide to healing from sex, porn and love addiction (Weiss)
- Treating Sexual Addiction: A Compassionate Approach to Recovery– Kevin B. Skinner
- Sex Addiction as Affect Dysregulation: A Neurobiologically Informed Holistic Treatment (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)– Alex Katehakis
- Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction: Carnes Ph.D, Patrick
- Answers in the Heart: Daily Meditations for Men and Women Recovering from Sex Addiction (Hazelden Meditations)
- Facing the Shadow [3rd Edition]: Starting Sexual and Relationship Recovery
- Routledge International Handbook of Sexual Addiction (Routledge International Handbooks) – Kindle edition by Birchard, Thaddeus, Benfield, Joanna. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks
- Battle of the Titans: Mastering the Forces of Sex, Money, and Power in Relationships – Debra Kaplan
- Going Deeper: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction: The Road to Recovery Goes Through Your Childhood– Capparucci
Helping Your Partner Heal
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- Help Her Heal: An Empathy Workbook for Sex Addicts to Help their Partners Heal – Carol Jorgensen Sheets
- Worthy of Her Trust: What You Need to Do to Rebuild Sexual Integrity and Win Her Back – Stephen Aterburn & Jason Martinkus
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Love Addiction
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- Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love – Pia Mellody
- Ready to Heal: Breaking Free of Addictive Relationships– Kelly McDaniels
- The Betrayal Bond: Breaking Free of Exploitive Relationships– Patrick Carnes
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Christian Resources
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- Out of the Doghouse for Christian Men: A Redemptive Guide for Men Caught Cheating – Weiss and Ferree
- Shadows of the Cross: A Christian Companion to Facing the Shadow
- Fortify: The Fighter’s Guide to Overcoming Pornography Addiction– Fight the New Drug
- Sitting in a Rowboat Throwing Marbles at a Battleship: Essays of Hope about Recovery from Sex and Pornography Addiction from the LDS Perspective– Pipanne
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TECHNOLOGY ADDICTION
- Facing Internet Technology and Gaming Addiction: A Gentle Path to Beginning Recovery from Internet and Video Game Addiction– Cash
- Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked– Alter
- Get Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad– Eldredge
- Digital Detox: The Ultimate Guide To Beating Technology Addiction, Cultivating Mindfulness, and Enjoying More Creativity, Inspiration, And Balance In Your Life!– Zahariades
- Rewire Your Brain: How to Live Without Anxiety, Stop Overthinking, Overcome Addictions, Declutter Your Mind, Stop Worrying and Change Habits– Kane
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World– Newport
- Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness: A Proactive Guide to the Psychology of Motivation– Gelperin
- Addicted to the Monkey Mind: Change the Programming That Sabotages Your Life– Benoist
- Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life– Eyal
- Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day– Knapp
- Reconnect Webinars – Rowan
Kids and Technology
- Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids – and How to Break the Trance– Kardaras
- The Cyber Effect: An Expert in Cyberpsychology Explains How Technology Is Shaping Our Children, Our Behavior, and Our Values–and What We Can Do About It– Aiken
- Limit Your Dragon’s Screen Time: Help Your Dragon Break His Tech Addiction. A Cute Children Story to Teach Kids to Balance Life and Technology. (My Dragon Books)– Herman
- Unplugged Ninja: A Children’s Book About Technology, Screen Time, and Finding Balance (Ninja Life Hacks)– Nhin
- But It’s Just A Game: Cook, Julia
TRAUMA
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma – Bessel Van der Kolk
- Trauma and the 12 Steps: a Trauma Responsive Workbook: Marich, Jamie, Dansiger, Stephen
- Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach To Regaining Emotional Control And Becoming Whole
- The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)– Porges
- When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection– Gabor Mate
- Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma: Peter A. Levine
EMDR
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
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- No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model – Richard Schwartz
- Altogether You- Experiencing Personal and Spiritual Transformation with IFS Jenna Riemersma & Dick Schwartz
Parent/Childhood Trauma
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- Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents Lindsay Gibbins
- Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents: Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy– Lindsay Gibbins
- Neglect: The Silent Abuser – Enod Gray
- Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance– Kelly McDaniel
- When He’s Married to Mom: How to Help Mother-Enmeshed Men Open Their Hearts to True Love and Commitment– Kenneth Adams & Alexander Morgan
- Silently Seduced: When Parents Make Their Children Partners– Kenneth Adams
- The Emotional Incest Syndrome: What to do When a Parent’s Love Rules Your Life– Pat Love
- Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life– Forward & Buck
- Mothers Who Can’t Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters– Forward & Glenn
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Childhood Sexual Abuse
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- Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse– Allender
- It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion– Engel
- Repressed Memories: A Journey to Recovery from Sexual Abuse – Frederickson
- The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse– Davis
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Sexually Abused Boys
WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH
- Self-Love Workbook for Women: Release Self-Doubt, Build Self-Compassion, and Embrace Who You Are – Megan Logan
- Mothers Who Can’t Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters – Forward & Glenn
- Rising Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues Linked to Loneliness – The Summit Wellness Group