31 Books like Breaking the Cycle

Don't Call It Love

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1991

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

4.18

243

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Don't Call It Love 98%

A recovery map for sex addiction: the trauma roots, the wrecked lives, and the spiritual rebuild.

by Patrick J. Carnes 1991

4.18

243 ratings

🔥 Sex Addiction 👥 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Sex Addiction 101

by Robert Weiss • 2013

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

4.08

117

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction

Sex Addiction 101 98%

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

by Robert Weiss 2013

4.08

117 ratings

🛡️ Sex Addiction Recovery 🧠 Behavioral Addictions 🔗 Trauma And Addiction

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

Out of the Shadows 97%

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

by Patrick J. Carnes 1983

4.10

1k+ ratings

🕳️ Sexual Addiction 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Programs

The Porn Trap

by Wendy Maltz • 2008

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

3.94

458

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality

The Porn Trap 97%

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

by Wendy Maltz 2008

3.94

458 ratings

🖥️ Porn Addiction 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💞 Healthy Sexuality

In the Shadows of the Net

by Patrick J. Carnes • 2001

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

3.85

121

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction

In the Shadows of the Net 97%

The Internet's secret architecture for addiction, and a two-part plan to dismantle its hold on you.

by Patrick J. Carnes 2001

3.85

121 ratings

🌐 Internet Addiction ⚠️ Sexual Compulsion 🔞 Porn Addiction

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.

4.14

239

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience

Treating Pornography Addiction 97%

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

by Kevin B. Skinner 2005

4.14

239 ratings

🖥️ Pornography Addiction 🧠 Behavioral Addiction 🔬 Addiction Neuroscience

How to Quit Porn

by Brett McKay • 2015

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

4.24

156

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change

How to Quit Porn 96%

Porn is a brain habit you can break. Step-by-step plans that work when willpower doesn't.

by Brett McKay 2015

4.24

156 ratings

🧠 Porn Recovery ❤️ Sexual Health 🔄 Habit Change

Your Brain on Porn

by Gary Wilson • 2014

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

4.21

8k+

🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward

Your Brain on Porn 96%

Internet porn overloads ancient brain wiring. The result: sexual dysfunction in healthy young men.

by Gary Wilson 2014

4.21

8k+ ratings

🎬 Porn Addiction 💻 Internet Addiction 🧠 Brain Reward

Wired for Intimacy

by William M. Struthers • 2009

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

3.97

846

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality

Wired for Intimacy 96%

Porn exploits the male brain's wiring. The neuroscience of breaking free.

by William M. Struthers 2009

3.97

846 ratings

🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction Recovery 📖 Biblical Sexuality

The Porn Myth

by Matt Fradd • 2017

Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.

4.10

1k+

🧠 Pornography Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction 🧬 Neuroscience Of Addiction

The Porn Myth 96%

Porn rewires the brain like addiction, erodes real intimacy, and exploits its performers.

by Matt Fradd 2017

4.10

1k+ ratings

🧠 Pornography Addiction 🔗 Sexual Addiction 🧬 Neuroscience Of Addiction

Quit Porn and Get Rich

by Martin Prescott • 2018

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

3.76

168

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training

Quit Porn and Get Rich 96%

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

by Martin Prescott 2018

3.76

168 ratings

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

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

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs

Silicon Valley Porn Star 95%

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

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs

The Truth

by Neil Strauss • 2015

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

4.11

8k+

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Truth 95%

He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.

by Neil Strauss 2015

4.11

8k+ ratings

🧩 Non-Monogamy 🔗 Sex Addiction 🧸 Childhood Trauma

No More Mr. Nice Guy!

by Robert A. Glover • 2000

He thinks being nice will get him love. It is getting him nothing but resentment.

4.04

25k+

🧔 Men'S Self-Help 🧠 Male Psychology 🎭 People Pleasing

No More Mr. Nice Guy! 95%

He thinks being nice will get him love. It is getting him nothing but resentment.

by Robert A. Glover 2000

4.04

25k+ ratings

🧔 Men'S Self-Help 🧠 Male Psychology 🎭 People Pleasing

Unwanted

by Jay Stringer • 2018

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

4.60

3k+

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma

Unwanted 95%

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

by Jay Stringer 2018

4.60

3k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Counseling 🔗 Sex Addiction Recovery 💔 Shame And Trauma

Men's Work

by Connor Beaton • 2023

Stop self-sabotage at its source by facing the darkness you've spent a lifetime running from.

4.39

599

🌑 Shadow Work 🧠 Jungian Psychology 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Men's Work 95%

Stop self-sabotage at its source by facing the darkness you've spent a lifetime running from.

by Connor Beaton 2023

4.39

599 ratings

🌑 Shadow Work 🧠 Jungian Psychology 💪 Healthy Masculinity

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

821

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors

The Sexual Healing Journey 95%

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

by Wendy Maltz 1991

4.23

821 ratings

❤️‍🩹 Sexual Healing 🩹 Trauma Recovery 👥 Sexual Abuse Survivors

Healing Sex

by Staci Haines • 1999

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

4.29

549

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing

Healing Sex 94%

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

by Staci Haines 1999

4.29

549 ratings

🩹 Sexual Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Therapy 💔 Trauma Healing

Emotional Sobriety

by Tian Dayton • 2007

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

4.26

486

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Emotional Sobriety 94%

The emotional regulation skills that keep you stopped, long after the substance is gone.

by Tian Dayton 2007

4.26

486 ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 💗 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Healing the Shame That Binds You

by John Bradshaw • 1988

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

4.09

12k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 94%

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

by John Bradshaw 1988

4.09

12k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery

Conquering Shame and Codependency

by Darlene Lancer • 2014

Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.

4.22

422

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🩹 Shame Healing 🧠 Inner Critic Work

Conquering Shame and Codependency Summary

Conquering Shame and Codependency 94%

Shame drives codependency. Eight steps to disarm the inner critic and reclaim the self you lost.

by Darlene Lancer 2014

4.22

422 ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 🩹 Shame Healing 🧠 Inner Critic Work

The Courage to Heal

by Ellen Bass • 2008

A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.

4.21

8k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work

The Courage to Heal 94%

A step-by-step path from silence and self-blame to reclaiming your life: the survivor's classic.

by Ellen Bass 2008

4.21

8k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧸 Inner Child Work

Addictive Thinking

by Abraham J. Twerski • 1990

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

4.17

957

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception

Addictive Thinking 94%

Addiction hijacks thinking itself: why smart people cannot see their own self-destruction.

by Abraham J. Twerski 1990

4.17

957 ratings

🧠 Addiction Psychology 🪞 Cognitive Distortions 🎭 Self-Deception

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps

by Stephanie S. Covington • 1994

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

4.45

643

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps Summary

A Womans Way Through The Twelve Steps 94%

The Twelve Steps, reimagined through women's experience of trauma, relationships, and identity.

by Stephanie S. Covington 1994

4.45

643 ratings

🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 👩 Female Addiction Issues 🩹 Addiction And Trauma

Breaking Addiction

by Lance Dodes • 2011

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

3.88

304

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa

Breaking Addiction 94%

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

by Lance Dodes 2011

3.88

304 ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction 🚫 Alternatives To Aa

Soulbriety

by Elisa Hallerman • 2022

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

4.01

242

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy

Soulbriety 94%

Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.

by Elisa Hallerman 2022

4.01

242 ratings

🔗 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy

Feel It All

by Casey Tanner • 2024

Sexual insecurity isn't a personal flaw. It's the predictable echo of systemic neglect.

4.20

996

🫂 Sexual Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧱 Attachment Theory

Feel It All 94%

Sexual insecurity isn't a personal flaw. It's the predictable echo of systemic neglect.

by Casey Tanner 2024

4.20

996 ratings

🫂 Sexual Healing 🧘 Somatic Therapy 🧱 Attachment Theory

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

Facing Codependence 94%

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

by Pia Mellody 1989

4.07

3k+ ratings

🎭 Codependency 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🔦 Shame Healing

The Little Book of Big Change

by Amy Johnson • 2016

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

3.88

1k+

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health

The Little Book of Big Change 94%

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

by Amy Johnson 2016

3.88

1k+ ratings

🧘 Addiction Recovery 💡 Insight-Based Change 🌱 Innate Health

Ethical Porn for Dicks

by David J. Ley • 2016

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

4.09

129

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men'S Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame

Ethical Porn for Dicks 94%

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

by David J. Ley 2016

4.09

129 ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men'S Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame

Embracing Shame

by Bret Lyon • 2023

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

4.10

141

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

Embracing Shame 94%

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

by Bret Lyon 2023

4.10

141 ratings

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory

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