🩹 Healing After Abuse

Courageous accounts and compassionate guides for survivors navigating the long, nonlinear path from trauma toward wholeness. These books honor the difficulty of recovery without diminishing the possibility of it.

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

It's My Life Now 93%

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

by Meg Kennedy Dugan 2000

3.97

273 ratings

🩹 Abuse Recovery 🚫 Intimate Partner Violence 💚 Trauma Healing

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse

by Gregory L. Jantz • 1995

Invisible but devastating: how to recognize emotional abuse and reclaim the self-worth it took.

4.09

250

🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🔍 Recognizing Abuse 🧱 Self-Worth Rebuilding

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse Summary

Healing the Scars of Emotional Abuse 93%

Invisible but devastating: how to recognize emotional abuse and reclaim the self-worth it took.

by Gregory L. Jantz 1995

4.09

250 ratings

🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🔍 Recognizing Abuse 🧱 Self-Worth Rebuilding

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.

4.27

2k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing

The Courage to Heal Workbook 92%

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

by Laura Davis 1990

4.27

2k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🤫 Sexual Abuse Recovery 🧠 Trauma Processing

On the Threshold of Hope

by Diane Langberg • 1999

Abuse taught you lies about body, worth, and God. A Christian psychologist rewrites the lessons.

4.57

348

🩹 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🩺 Trauma Healing

On the Threshold of Hope 92%

Abuse taught you lies about body, worth, and God. A Christian psychologist rewrites the lessons.

by Diane Langberg 1999

4.57

348 ratings

🩹 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🩺 Trauma Healing

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 92%

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

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

Journey through Trauma 92%

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

by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018

4.50

452 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Complex Trauma 🔄 Phase-Based Healing

Invincible

by Brian F. Martin • 2014

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

4.57

698

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs

Invincible 92%

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

by Brian F. Martin 2014

4.57

698 ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Domestic Violence Recovery 🔒 Limiting Beliefs

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

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship Summary

Healing from a Narcissistic Relationship 92%

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

by Margalis Fjelstad 2017

4.26

347 ratings

🔥 Narcissistic Abuse 🪢 Codependency Recovery 💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery

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

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents Summary

Adult Survivors of Emotionally Abusive Parents 92%

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

by Sherrie Campbell 2024

4.06

394 ratings

🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🛑 Setting Boundaries

Psychopath Free

by Jackson MacKenzie • 2013

They mirror your dreams, then dismantle your reality. The cure isn't closure: it's zero contact.

4.18

6k+

🎭 Psychopathic Abuse 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

Psychopath Free 92%

They mirror your dreams, then dismantle your reality. The cure isn't closure: it's zero contact.

by Jackson MacKenzie 2013

4.18

6k+ ratings

🎭 Psychopathic Abuse 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

The Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

4.32

2k+

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery

The Wounded Heart 92%

Sexual abuse embeds in the body and weaponizes shame. Few approaches reach both, let alone the soul.

by Dan B. Allender 1995

4.32

2k+ ratings

🔴 Sexual Abuse Healing ✝️ Christian Counseling 💔 Trauma Recovery

One Small Step

by Yvonne M. Dolan • 1998

Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.

4.06

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 👣 Small Steps

One Small Step 92%

Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.

by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998

4.06

32 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 👣 Small Steps

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 92%

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

A Search for Purple Cows

by Susan Call • 2012

She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.

4.30

153

🏠 Domestic Abuse Survival ✝️ Christian Testimony 💔 Divorce Recovery

A Search for Purple Cows 92%

She left an abusive marriage with two children. Faith taught her hope hides in the ruins.

by Susan Call 2012

4.30

153 ratings

🏠 Domestic Abuse Survival ✝️ Christian Testimony 💔 Divorce Recovery

Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score

by Dorian Marshman • 2021

Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.

3.42

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind Body Healing 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score Summary

Workbook for The Body Keeps The Score 92%

Journaling, movement, brain training: body-based practices that calm trauma when talk alone fails.

by Dorian Marshman 2021

3.42

19 ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Mind Body Healing 🌱 Posttraumatic Growth

Healing the Wounded Heart

by Dan B. Allender • 2016

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

4.45

577

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma

Healing the Wounded Heart 92%

The body stores sexual abuse; shame repeats it. Healing requires something beyond willpower.

by Dan B. Allender 2016

4.45

577 ratings

🫂 Sexual Abuse Recovery ✝️ Christian Counseling 🧠 Body-Based Trauma

Healing from Toxic Relationships

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis • 2022

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

4.18

567

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting

Healing from Toxic Relationships Summary

Healing from Toxic Relationships 92%

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

by Stephanie Moulton Sarkis 2022

4.18

567 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse Recovery ☣️ Toxic Relationships 🛡️ Boundary Setting

I Belong to Me

by Tia Levings • 2026

Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.

4.20

286

🛐 Religious Trauma 😶 Purity Culture 🧘 Somatic Healing

I Belong to Me 91%

Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.

by Tia Levings 2026

4.20

286 ratings

🛐 Religious Trauma 😶 Purity Culture 🧘 Somatic Healing

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

If Only I'd Known 91%

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

by Chelsey Brooke Cole 2023

4.51

300 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships ⛓️ Trauma Bonding

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

The Complex PTSD Workbook 91%

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

by Arielle Schwartz 2017

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Recovery 👶 Developmental Trauma 🧘 Somatic Therapy

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

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD Summary

A Practical Guide to Complex PTSD 91%

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

by Arielle Schwartz 2020

4.23

416 ratings

🧠 Complex Ptsd 🩹 Childhood Trauma ⚖️ Emotional Regulation

Healing Your Emotional Self

by Beverly Engel • 2006

Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.

4.00

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Healing Your Emotional Self 91%

Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.

by Beverly Engel 2006

4.00

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 👶 Inner Child Work 🛡️ Shame Resilience

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 91%

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

The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors

by Richard Banks • 2023

Spot the manipulation tactics, exit the narcissist's cycle, and reclaim the confidence they broke.

5.00

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🕯️ Gaslighting

The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors Summary

The Narcissist’s Hall of Mirrors 91%

Spot the manipulation tactics, exit the narcissist's cycle, and reclaim the confidence they broke.

by Richard Banks 2023

5.00

1 ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🕯️ Gaslighting

Love Yourself First

by Krystle Laughter • 2020

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

4.39

368

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

Love Yourself First 91%

Self-love isn't selfish: it's the standard that determines how everyone else treats you.

by Krystle Laughter 2020

4.39

368 ratings

💔 Toxic Relationships ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting

Life After Narcissistic Abuse

by Cynthia Bailey-Rug • 2015

The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.

🌀 Narcissistic Abuse ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 🌪️ Toxic Family Dynamics

Life After Narcissistic Abuse 91%

The abuser stays well; you get sick. A faith-anchored recovery for body, mind, and spirit.

by Cynthia Bailey-Rug 2015

🌀 Narcissistic Abuse ✝️ Faith-Based Recovery 🌪️ Toxic Family Dynamics

The Matrix

by Joshua Clover • 2007

Obsessive love is an addiction. The cure isn't a better partner; it's turning that devotion inward.

4.12

1k+

🔗 Codependency Recovery 💔 Relationship Addiction 🧒 Childhood Trauma

The Matrix 91%

Obsessive love is an addiction. The cure isn't a better partner; it's turning that devotion inward.

by Joshua Clover 2007

4.12

1k+ ratings

🔗 Codependency Recovery 💔 Relationship Addiction 🧒 Childhood Trauma

Sugar & Gold

by Emma Scott • 2017

An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.

4.20

3k+

🥺 Tortured Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Sugar & Gold 91%

An empath feeling everyone's pain finds quiet with a woman fleeing her past.

by Emma Scott 2017

4.20

3k+ ratings

🥺 Tortured Hero 💪 Survivor Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Healing from Hidden Abuse

by Shannon Thomas • 2016

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

4.36

3k+

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse

Healing from Hidden Abuse 91%

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

by Shannon Thomas 2016

4.36

3k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Abuse ☠️ Toxic Relationships 🪞 Narcissistic Abuse

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

Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That? Summary

Daily Wisdom for Why Does He Do That? 91%

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

by Lundy Bancroft 2013

4.58

427 ratings

🏠 Domestic Abuse 🪞 Gaslighting 🩹 Trauma Healing

Complex PTSD

by Pete Walker • 2013

CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.

4.54

14k+

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🧠 Trauma Responses 💬 Inner Critic Work

Complex PTSD 91%

CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.

by Pete Walker 2013

4.54

14k+ ratings

🧸 Developmental Trauma 🧠 Trauma Responses 💬 Inner Critic Work

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 91%

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

Whole Again

by Jackson MacKenzie • 2019

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

4.19

4k+

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing

Whole Again 91%

The wound lives in your body. A protocol for healing what talk therapy cannot touch.

by Jackson MacKenzie 2019

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧨 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🧘 Somatic Healing

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.

4.45

2k+

💔 Narcissistic Abuse ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 💨 Gaslighting

Should I Stay or Should I Go? 91%

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

by Ramani Durvasula 2015

4.45

2k+ ratings

💔 Narcissistic Abuse ⚠️ Toxic Relationships 💨 Gaslighting

T is for Transformation

by Shaun T. • 2017

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

4.22

2k+

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance

T is for Transformation 91%

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

by Shaun T. 2017

4.22

2k+ ratings

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance

Disarming the Narcissist

by Wendy T. Behary • 2008

Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.

3.69

3k+

🪞 Narcissistic Relationships 🧠 Personality Disorders 🧱 Schema Therapy

Disarming the Narcissist 91%

Stop being outplayed: the narcissist is playing your childhood programming, and you can rewrite it.

by Wendy T. Behary 2008

3.69

3k+ ratings

🪞 Narcissistic Relationships 🧠 Personality Disorders 🧱 Schema Therapy

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal

by Kevin B. Skinner • 2017

Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.

4.41

💔 Betrayal Trauma 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🧠 Trauma Therapy

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal Summary

Treating Trauma from Sexual Betrayal 91%

Sexual betrayal triggers PTSD. A clinician's road map for rebuilding safety and trust.

by Kevin B. Skinner 2017

4.41

78 ratings

💔 Betrayal Trauma 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🧠 Trauma Therapy

Mothers Who Can't Love

by Susan Forward • 2014

When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.

4.21

5k+

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🧸 Reparenting

Mothers Who Can't Love 91%

When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.

by Susan Forward 2014

4.21

5k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing 🩹 Emotional Abuse Healing 🧸 Reparenting

The Betrayal Bond

by Patrick J. Carnes • 1997

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

4.33

1k+

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction

The Betrayal Bond 91%

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

by Patrick J. Carnes 1997

4.33

1k+ ratings

🚫 Toxic Relationships 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Relationship Addiction

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

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Summary

Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse 91%

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

by Nicole Barrett 2019

🪞 Narcissistic Abuse 💔 Toxic Relationships 🌫️ Gaslighting

The Tao of Fully Feeling

by Pete Walker • 1995

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

4.41

1k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work

The Tao of Fully Feeling 91%

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

by Pete Walker 1995

4.41

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💧 Grief Work

Cántame al dormir

by Gilraen Eärfalas • 2023

She dreamed of escape through sleep, fairy tales, and a flying boy who never came.

4.21

387

🧩 Trauma Memoir 📝 Verse Memoir 🎤 Confessional Poetry

Cántame al dormir 91%

She dreamed of escape through sleep, fairy tales, and a flying boy who never came.

by Gilraen Eärfalas 2023

4.21

387 ratings

🧩 Trauma Memoir 📝 Verse Memoir 🎤 Confessional Poetry

Narcissistic Mothers

by Caroline Foster • 2021

Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.

4.19

1k+

🧪 Toxic Parenting 💔 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Narcissistic Mothers 91%

Narcissistic mothers install a critic in your head. Evict it and reclaim your life.

by Caroline Foster 2021

4.19

1k+ ratings

🧪 Toxic Parenting 💔 Abuse Recovery 🚧 Setting Boundaries

When Religion Hurts You

by Laura E. Anderson • 2023

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

4.38

2k+

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion

When Religion Hurts You 91%

Religious trauma is stored in the body. Healing it requires more than changing your beliefs.

by Laura E. Anderson 2023

4.38

2k+ ratings

💔 Religious Trauma 🧠 Somatic Therapy ✝️ High-Control Religion

When Loving Him Is Hurting You

by David Hawkins • 2017

Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.

4.29

436

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪞 Narcissistic Relationships ⛓️ Toxic Marriage

When Loving Him Is Hurting You 91%

Name the manipulation, set boundaries that hold, and rebuild a life you recognize.

by David Hawkins 2017

4.29

436 ratings

💔 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🪞 Narcissistic Relationships ⛓️ Toxic Marriage

Toxic Parents

by Susan Forward • 1990

Forgiveness is optional: a roadmap for adult children recovering from a harmful upbringing.

4.16

16k+

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🛡️ Adult Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Toxic Parents 91%

Forgiveness is optional: a roadmap for adult children recovering from a harmful upbringing.

by Susan Forward 1990

4.16

16k+ ratings

🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🛡️ Adult Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Trauma and Recovery

by Judith Lewis Herman • 1992

Trauma tears the social fabric, not just the psyche. Recovery takes more than therapy.

4.40

16k+

🧠 Psychological Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Complex Ptsd

Trauma and Recovery 91%

Trauma tears the social fabric, not just the psyche. Recovery takes more than therapy.

by Judith Lewis Herman 1992

4.40

16k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Trauma 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔗 Complex Ptsd

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members

by Sherrie Campbell • 2022

You cut them off. Now: handling guilt, silencing their messengers, healing the shame they left.

4.29

1k+

✂️ Family Estrangement 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members Summary

Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members 91%

You cut them off. Now: handling guilt, silencing their messengers, healing the shame they left.

by Sherrie Campbell 2022

4.29

1k+ ratings

✂️ Family Estrangement 🏚️ Toxic Family Dynamics 🩹 Emotional Abuse Recovery

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family

Stay with Me 91%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family

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

The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook Summary

The Gaslighting Recovery Workbook 91%

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

by Amy Marlow-MaCoy 2020

4.23

156 ratings

🎭 Gaslighting 💔 Emotional Abuse 🩹 Trauma Recovery

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