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Homecoming
by John Bradshaw • 1984
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
4.02
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 94%
Childhood wounds fuel adult struggles: a stage-by-stage guide to reclaiming your life.
by John Bradshaw 1984
4.02
3k+ ratings
Inner Bonding
by Margaret Paul • 1992
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
4.29
628
Inner Bonding Summary
Inner Bonding 93%
Why you keep abandoning your inner child, and a structured practice for making it stop.
by Margaret Paul 1992
4.29
628 ratings
How to Heal Your Inner Child
by Simon Chapple • 2021
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
3.76
177
How to Heal Your Inner Child Summary
How to Heal Your Inner Child 93%
Your inner child holds the key to healing the emotional neglect you never knew you experienced.
by Simon Chapple 2021
3.76
177 ratings
Running on Empty
by Jonice Webb • 2012
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
4.18
11k+
Running on Empty Summary
Running on Empty 93%
The childhood you can't complain about might be the one that left you hollow.
by Jonice Webb 2012
4.18
11k+ ratings
Parent Yourself First
by Bryana Kappadakunnel • 2025
Stop parenting from your wounds: the method that breaks the cycle for good.
4.34
217
Parent Yourself First Summary
Parent Yourself First 93%
Stop parenting from your wounds: the method that breaks the cycle for good.
by Bryana Kappadakunnel 2025
4.34
217 ratings
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working
by Richard Brouillette • 2023
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
4.11
56
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Summary
Your Coping Skills Aren't Working 93%
Your deepest patterns were built by a child. Reparent them using the tools of schema therapy.
by Richard Brouillette 2023
4.11
56 ratings
Affirmations for the Inner Child
by Rokelle Lerner • 1990
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
4.41
219
Affirmations for the Inner Child Summary
Affirmations for the Inner Child 93%
Daily words for the child within: the boundaries, self-trust, and softness chaos never taught.
by Rokelle Lerner 1990
4.41
219 ratings
Your Pocket Therapist
by Annie Zimmerman • 2024
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
4.37
2k+
Your Pocket Therapist Summary
Your Pocket Therapist 92%
The issues you repeat are not flaws but distress signals. Healing begins when you learn to listen.
by Annie Zimmerman 2024
4.37
2k+ ratings
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life • 2019
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
4.08
2k+
How to Overcome Your Childhood Summary
How to Overcome Your Childhood 92%
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
by The School of Life 2019
4.08
2k+ ratings
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
4.49
83
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 92%
Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.49
83 ratings
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+
Healing Your Emotional Self Summary
Healing Your Emotional Self 92%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
The Emotionally Absent Mother
by Jasmin Lee Cori • 2010
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
4.16
4k+
The Emotionally Absent Mother Summary
The Emotionally Absent Mother 92%
What your mother never gave you can still be built. The repair tools, step by step.
by Jasmin Lee Cori 2010
4.16
4k+ ratings
Self-Therapy
by Jay Earley • 2009
Befriend your inner critic and heal the wounded child it guards: a self-guided IFS protocol.
4.20
1k+
Self-Therapy Summary
Self-Therapy 92%
Befriend your inner critic and heal the wounded child it guards: a self-guided IFS protocol.
by Jay Earley 2009
4.20
1k+ ratings
Children of the Self-Absorbed
by Nina W. Brown • 2000
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
3.91
2k+
Children of the Self-Absorbed Summary
Children of the Self-Absorbed 92%
How to shield yourself from a narcissistic parent and finish the growing up they interrupted.
by Nina W. Brown 2000
3.91
2k+ ratings
Healing Your Lost Inner Child
by Robert Jackman • 2020
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
4.20
794
Healing Your Lost Inner Child Summary
Healing Your Lost Inner Child 92%
Pinpoint the age your childhood wounds froze you in place, then write your way out.
by Robert Jackman 2020
4.20
794 ratings
The New Rules of Attachment
by Judy Ho • 2024
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
4.26
204
The New Rules of Attachment Summary
The New Rules of Attachment 92%
Your attachment style doesn't just shape your relationships; it caps your vision of what's possible.
by Judy Ho 2024
4.26
204 ratings
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+
Mothers Who Can't Love Summary
Mothers Who Can't Love 92%
When maternal love is absent, the daughter blames herself. A path out of that pain.
by Susan Forward 2014
4.21
5k+ ratings
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
3.93
854
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem 92%
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.93
854 ratings
Reparenting the Inner Child
by Nicole LePera • 2026
Your inner child is driving. A daily practice for handing back the keys.
4.20
362
Reparenting the Inner Child Summary
Reparenting the Inner Child 92%
Your inner child is driving. A daily practice for handing back the keys.
by Nicole LePera 2026
4.20
362 ratings
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters
by Karen C.L. Anderson • 2018
She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.
3.54
819
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters Summary
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters 92%
She shaped the story you carry about yourself. Rewriting it is how you get free.
by Karen C.L. Anderson 2018
3.54
819 ratings
Creating Love
by John Bradshaw • 1992
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
4.03
217
Creating Love Summary
Creating Love 92%
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
by John Bradshaw 1992
4.03
217 ratings
Becoming the One
by Sheleana Aiyana • 2022
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
4.35
2k+
Becoming the One Summary
Becoming the One 92%
The relationship you're looking for is on the other side of the wounds you're avoiding.
by Sheleana Aiyana 2022
4.35
2k+ ratings
La guérison des 5 blessures
by Lise Bourbeau • 2015
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
3.91
3k+
La guérison des 5 blessures Summary
La guérison des 5 blessures 92%
Five wounds. Five masks. The mirror practice that reveals and heals them both.
by Lise Bourbeau 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
How to Develop Emotional Health
by Oliver James • 2014
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
3.56
1k+
How to Develop Emotional Health Summary
How to Develop Emotional Health 92%
Your emotional wiring was installed in childhood. Insight, not motivation, is how you rewire it.
by Oliver James 2014
3.56
1k+ ratings
No Bad Parts
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2021
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
4.10
21k+
No Bad Parts Summary
No Bad Parts 92%
Your worst inner voices aren't broken. They're protectors, and beneath them you're already whole.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2021
4.10
21k+ ratings
How to Do the Work
by Dr. Nicole LePera • 2021
Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.
4.13
35k+
How to Do the Work Summary
How to Do the Work 92%
Your patterns aren't you. They're survival responses your nervous system never learned to turn off.
by Dr. Nicole LePera 2021
4.13
35k+ ratings
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2021
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
3.78
4k+
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents 92%
Your parents never modeled emotional maturity. Learn the self-care you missed.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2021
3.78
4k+ ratings
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019
They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.
4.40
6k+
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents Summary
Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents 92%
They'll never apologize. Here's how to stop waiting, hold your ground, and protect your peace.
by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019
4.40
6k+ ratings
Core Transformation
by Connirae Andreas • 1993
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
4.11
262
Core Transformation Summary
Core Transformation 92%
Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.
by Connirae Andreas 1993
4.11
262 ratings
The 5 Personality Patterns
by Steven Kessler • 2015
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
4.26
458
The 5 Personality Patterns Summary
The 5 Personality Patterns 92%
Five survival patterns from childhood live in your body: a map for outgrowing each one.
by Steven Kessler 2015
4.26
458 ratings
What Is Psychotherapy?
by The School of Life • 2019
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
4.00
342
What Is Psychotherapy? Summary
What Is Psychotherapy? 92%
Your flaws are not character defects but childhood survival strategies. How therapy rewrites them.
by The School of Life 2019
4.00
342 ratings
Introduction to Internal Family Systems
by Richard C. Schwartz • 2001
Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.
4.24
3k+
Introduction to Internal Family Systems Summary
Introduction to Internal Family Systems 92%
Your mind is a family of inner parts. There is a leader inside you that can heal them.
by Richard C. Schwartz 2001
4.24
3k+ ratings
Discovering the Inner Mother
by Bethany Webster • 2021
How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.
3.86
1k+
Discovering the Inner Mother Summary
Discovering the Inner Mother 92%
How to break the mother-daughter patterns that keep you small, without blaming your mother.
by Bethany Webster 2021
3.86
1k+ ratings
Body-First Healing
by Brittany Piper • 2025
Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.
4.03
348
Body-First Healing Summary
Body-First Healing 92%
Talk therapy alone can’t reach trauma held in the body. The somatic path out.
by Brittany Piper 2025
4.03
348 ratings
The Emotional Incest Syndrome
by Patricia Love • 1990
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
4.20
547
The Emotional Incest Syndrome Summary
The Emotional Incest Syndrome 92%
Some parents lean on a child for emotional support. The adult damage, and the roadmap to repair.
by Patricia Love 1990
4.20
547 ratings
The Child in You
by Stefanie Stahl • 2015
Perfectionism and people-pleasing are wounds from childhood. A method for finding the real source.
4.09
15k+
The Child in You Summary
The Child in You 92%
Perfectionism and people-pleasing are wounds from childhood. A method for finding the real source.
by Stefanie Stahl 2015
4.09
15k+ ratings
Tell Yourself a Better Lie
by Marisa Peer • 2022
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
4.17
560
Tell Yourself a Better Lie Summary
Tell Yourself a Better Lie 92%
Find the childhood belief driving your adult patterns, reframe it fast, and make change stick.
by Marisa Peer 2022
4.17
560 ratings
The Tao of Fully Feeling
by Pete Walker • 1995
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
4.41
1k+
The Tao of Fully Feeling Summary
The Tao of Fully Feeling 92%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
Self-Therapy Workbook
by Bonnie J. Weiss • 2013
The IFS workbook: exercises for the parts that overreact, shut down, or never feel safe.
4.22
136
Self-Therapy Workbook Summary
Self-Therapy Workbook 92%
The IFS workbook: exercises for the parts that overreact, shut down, or never feel safe.
by Bonnie J. Weiss 2013
4.22
136 ratings
Raising a Secure Child
by Kent Hoffman • 2017
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
4.22
2k+
Raising a Secure Child Summary
Raising a Secure Child 92%
Why your child's needs sometimes set off your alarms, and a visual roadmap for responding better.
by Kent Hoffman 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence
by Alice Miller • 1991
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
4.10
339
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence Summary
Breaking Down the Wall of Silence 92%
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
by Alice Miller 1991
4.10
339 ratings
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns
by Gitta Jacob • 2012
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
3.96
2k+
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns Summary
Breaking Negative Thinking Patterns 92%
Self-criticism, numbness, rage: not flaws but modes. Map yours and build the one that heals.
by Gitta Jacob 2012
3.96
2k+ ratings
Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Richard C. Schwartz • 1994
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
4.34
2k+
Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Internal Family Systems Therapy 91%
Your mind is many parts, not one self. The therapy that helps them trust the innate leader.
by Richard C. Schwartz 1994
4.34
2k+ ratings
Anxiety Rx
by Russell Kennedy • 2020
The wound is in your body, not your thoughts. A physician's guide to releasing trapped alarm.
4.01
1k+
Anxiety Rx Summary
Anxiety Rx 91%
The wound is in your body, not your thoughts. A physician's guide to releasing trapped alarm.
by Russell Kennedy 2020
4.01
1k+ ratings
Shadow Work
by Michelle Wadleigh • 2024
Your triggers reveal your shadow. A method for ending projections and reclaiming your hidden self.
4.18
39
Shadow Work Summary
Shadow Work 91%
Your triggers reveal your shadow. A method for ending projections and reclaiming your hidden self.
by Michelle Wadleigh 2024
4.18
39 ratings
Freedom from Your Inner Critic
by Jay Earley • 2013
Your inner critic is really a protector. Unblend from its attacks and transform its role.
3.87
209
Freedom from Your Inner Critic Summary
Freedom from Your Inner Critic 91%
Your inner critic is really a protector. Unblend from its attacks and transform its role.
by Jay Earley 2013
3.87
209 ratings
Difficult Mothers
by Terri Apter • 2012
A difficult mother's power outlasts childhood. Rewriting the story in your head finally breaks it.
3.82
479
Difficult Mothers Summary
Difficult Mothers 91%
A difficult mother's power outlasts childhood. Rewriting the story in your head finally breaks it.
by Terri Apter 2012
3.82
479 ratings
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
by Karyl McBride • 2008
Naming the hidden wound of a narcissistic mother, and the path to healing it.
4.20
12k+
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers Summary
Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers 91%
Naming the hidden wound of a narcissistic mother, and the path to healing it.
by Karyl McBride 2008
4.20
12k+ ratings
The Awakened Family
by Shefali Tsabary • 2016
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
4.32
3k+
The Awakened Family Summary
The Awakened Family 91%
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
by Shefali Tsabary 2016
4.32
3k+ ratings
Taming Your Outer Child
by Susan Anderson • 2011
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
4.12
458
Taming Your Outer Child Summary
Taming Your Outer Child 91%
Self-sabotage: a scared part triggers a defiant one. The dialogue that lets you separate them.
by Susan Anderson 2011
4.12
458 ratings
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