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The Tell
by Amy Griffin • 2025
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
3.92
56k+
The Tell Summary
The Tell 91%
One MDMA session surfaced the memory her perfect life was built to outrun.
by Amy Griffin 2025
3.92
56k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Susan J. Brison • 2001
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
4.35
486
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 90%
The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.
by Susan J. Brison 2001
4.35
486 ratings
Soulbriety
by Elisa Hallerman • 2022
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
4.01
242
Soulbriety Summary
Soulbriety 90%
Why sobriety fails without soul work, and how to rebuild the self addiction buried.
by Elisa Hallerman 2022
4.01
242 ratings
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+
T is for Transformation Summary
T is for Transformation 90%
Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.
by Shaun T. 2017
4.22
2k+ ratings
Flying on the Inside
by Rachel Gotto • 2021
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
3.88
3k+
Flying on the Inside Summary
Flying on the Inside 90%
Cancer, drowning, brain surgery: none of it prepared her for the benzodiazepine withdrawal.
by Rachel Gotto 2021
3.88
3k+ ratings
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
Journey through Trauma Summary
Journey through Trauma 90%
Healing repeated trauma is a cycle, not a line: build safety first, then dismantle defenses.
by Gretchen Schmelzer 2018
4.50
452 ratings
Snatched from the flames
by Nathan Reynolds • 2018
Bred into an occult bloodline and trained to kill, he buried his shattered selves for 27 years.
4.43
144
Snatched from the flames Summary
Snatched from the flames 90%
Bred into an occult bloodline and trained to kill, he buried his shattered selves for 27 years.
by Nathan Reynolds 2018
4.43
144 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 90%
Grieving fully, including your anger, is the only road to authentic forgiveness.
by Pete Walker 1995
4.41
1k+ ratings
The Choice
by Edith Eger • 2017
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
4.57
133k+
The Choice Summary
The Choice 90%
Auschwitz taught her the mind is the only prison we can escape; now she helps others.
by Edith Eger 2017
4.57
133k+ ratings
Healing Invisible Wounds
by Richard F. Mollica • 2006
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
4.15
87
Healing Invisible Wounds Summary
Healing Invisible Wounds 89%
The hidden capacity that lets survivors of violence rebuild: a psychiatrist's map to activate it.
by Richard F. Mollica 2006
4.15
87 ratings
What My Bones Know
by Stephanie Foo • 2022
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
4.49
79k+
What My Bones Know Summary
What My Bones Know 89%
A survivor's investigation into what childhood abuse does to the body, and what repairs it.
by Stephanie Foo 2022
4.49
79k+ ratings
On Being Human
by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
3.91
4k+
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human 89%
Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019
3.91
4k+ ratings
Surviving Survival
by Laurence Gonzales • 2012
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
4.22
714
Surviving Survival Summary
Surviving Survival 89%
Trauma rewires the brain. So can knitting, humor, and helping someone else.
by Laurence Gonzales 2012
4.22
714 ratings
Beautiful Scars
by Kilee Brookbank • 2017
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
4.29
41
Beautiful Scars Summary
Beautiful Scars 89%
A candle, a gas leak. A teen loses half her skin. Recovery brings a pop star and a charity.
by Kilee Brookbank 2017
4.29
41 ratings
Supersurvivors
by David B. Feldman • 2014
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
3.53
593
Supersurvivors Summary
Supersurvivors 89%
Positive thinking can stall recovery. The research on what helps people thrive after trauma.
by David B. Feldman 2014
3.53
593 ratings
Trauma
by Paul Conti • 2021
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
3.73
2k+
Trauma Summary
Trauma 89%
Trauma spreads through shame, distorting brains and crossing generations, but it can be broken.
by Paul Conti 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
Yesterday I Cried
by Iyanla Vanzant • 1998
Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.
4.26
3k+
Yesterday I Cried Summary
Yesterday I Cried 89%
Abused girl to spiritual teacher: the transformation that healed her and became her message.
by Iyanla Vanzant 1998
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Bessel van der Kolk • 2014
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
4.34
289k+
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score 89%
Trauma isn't a story problem. It's a body locked in alarm, and talking can't reach it.
by Bessel van der Kolk 2014
4.34
289k+ ratings
The Gift
by Edith Eger • 2020
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
4.43
21k+
The Gift Summary
The Gift 89%
A Holocaust survivor turned therapist maps the escape from the mental prisons we construct.
by Edith Eger 2020
4.43
21k+ ratings
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
32
One Small Step Summary
One Small Step 89%
Surviving trauma is not the destination. Small daily acts that rebuild identity and restore joy.
by Yvonne M. Dolan 1998
4.06
32 ratings
Peace from Broken Pieces
by Iyanla Vanzant • 2010
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
4.23
3k+
Peace from Broken Pieces Summary
Peace from Broken Pieces 89%
Her daughter's death stripped away every mask that success and spirituality had provided.
by Iyanla Vanzant 2010
4.23
3k+ ratings
Resurrecting Wounds
by Shelly Rambo • 2017
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
3.94
66
Resurrecting Wounds Summary
Resurrecting Wounds 89%
The risen Christ kept his wounds. Why theology erased them, and what that cost.
by Shelly Rambo 2017
3.94
66 ratings
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+
Trauma and Recovery Summary
Trauma and Recovery 89%
Trauma tears the social fabric, not just the psyche. Recovery takes more than therapy.
by Judith Lewis Herman 1992
4.40
16k+ ratings
For Your Own Good
by Alice Miller • 1985
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
4.25
2k+
For Your Own Good Summary
For Your Own Good 89%
The parenting we defend may be the hidden origin of the violence we cannot explain.
by Alice Miller 1985
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Body Keeps the Score
by Instaread Summaries • 2015
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
4.15
61
The Body Keeps the Score Summary
The Body Keeps the Score 89%
Talk therapy often fails trauma survivors because the wound lives in the body, not the story.
by Instaread Summaries 2015
4.15
61 ratings
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+
The Courage to Heal Workbook Summary
The Courage to Heal Workbook 89%
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
The Girl in the Green Dress
by Jeni Haynes • 2022
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
4.57
2k+
The Girl in the Green Dress Summary
The Girl in the Green Dress 89%
Her mind created personalities to survive her father. Every one of them testified against him.
by Jeni Haynes 2022
4.57
2k+ ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 89%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
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+
The Courage to Heal Summary
The Courage to Heal 89%
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
I Belong to Me
by Tia Levings • 2026
Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.
4.20
286
I Belong to Me Summary
I Belong to Me 89%
Heal religious trauma by resetting your nervous system, drawing boundaries, and reclaiming yourself.
by Tia Levings 2026
4.20
286 ratings
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+
The Complex PTSD Workbook Summary
The Complex PTSD Workbook 89%
C-PTSD reshapes your nervous system. A workbook for calming the body and healing shame.
by Arielle Schwartz 2017
4.23
1k+ ratings
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
On the Threshold of Hope Summary
On the Threshold of Hope 89%
Abuse taught you lies about body, worth, and God. A Christian psychologist rewrites the lessons.
by Diane Langberg 1999
4.57
348 ratings
Supernormal
by Meg Jay • 2017
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
4.31
1k+
Supernormal Summary
Supernormal 89%
The most resilient people pay a hidden price: the exhausting, lifelong work of seeming normal.
by Meg Jay 2017
4.31
1k+ 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 89%
Your childhood wounds don't just hurt you. Buried, they can run nations.
by Alice Miller 1991
4.10
339 ratings
Childhood Disrupted
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa • 2015
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
4.27
3k+
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted 89%
Your biology remembers what your mind tried to forget. The science of healing childhood adversity.
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015
4.27
3k+ ratings
Fawning
by Ingrid Clayton • 2025
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
4.32
2k+
Fawning Summary
Fawning 89%
The fourth trauma response makes you pleasing to survive. It isn't codependency; it's your biology.
by Ingrid Clayton 2025
4.32
2k+ ratings
The House of My Mother
by Shari Franke • 2025
Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.
4.27
216k+
The House of My Mother Summary
The House of My Mother 89%
Millions watched her family online. No one saw what her mother did when the camera stopped.
by Shari Franke 2025
4.27
216k+ ratings
Invisible Heroes
by Belleruth Naparstek • 2004
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
4.28
223
Invisible Heroes Summary
Invisible Heroes 89%
Language fails after trauma. Guided imagery targets the right brain, where real healing begins.
by Belleruth Naparstek 2004
4.28
223 ratings
Quest For Love
by Anneke Lucas • 2022
Sold into an elite pedophilia ring as a child, she learned the abusers were often victims.
4.50
377
Quest For Love Summary
Quest For Love 89%
Sold into an elite pedophilia ring as a child, she learned the abusers were often victims.
by Anneke Lucas 2022
4.50
377 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 89%
Childhood wounds fuel your inner critic. A program to break the cycle and rebuild self-compassion.
by Beverly Engel 2006
4.00
1k+ ratings
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set
by Tara Westover • 2023
A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.
4.34
360
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set Summary
Educated By Tara Westover and The Education of an Idealist [Hardcover] By Samantha Power Books Collection Set 89%
A doomsday prepper's daughter, no birth certificate, no school. She taught herself into Cambridge.
by Tara Westover 2023
4.34
360 ratings
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process
by David Berceli • 2008
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
4.05
441
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process Summary
The Revolutionary Trauma Release Process 89%
Trigger your body's natural tremor to release deep trauma and keep stress from turning chronic.
by David Berceli 2008
4.05
441 ratings
How to Be Alone
by Lane Moore • 2018
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
3.68
7k+
How to Be Alone Summary
How to Be Alone 89%
When you raise yourself through childhood, adulthood is a crash course in letting people in.
by Lane Moore 2018
3.68
7k+ ratings
What Happened To You?
by Bruce D. Perry • 2021
A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.
4.41
111k+
What Happened To You? Summary
What Happened To You? 89%
A brain built for survival can be reshaped. The first step: understanding what it survived.
by Bruce D. Perry 2021
4.41
111k+ ratings
An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
3.80
362
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma 89%
His body tensed for an attack he buried forty years ago. Then Einstein came to dinner.
by Peter A. Levine 2024
3.80
362 ratings
Complex PTSD
by Pete Walker • 2013
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
4.54
14k+
Complex PTSD Summary
Complex PTSD 89%
CPTSD: recognize flashbacks, dismantle the inner critic, grieve towards earned security.
by Pete Walker 2013
4.54
14k+ ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 89%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
You Are Your Own
by Jamie Lee Finch • 2019
Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.
4.03
2k+
You Are Your Own Summary
You Are Your Own 89%
Evangelical trauma lives in the body. Talk therapy and deconstruction alone won't reach it.
by Jamie Lee Finch 2019
4.03
2k+ ratings
Unbroken
by Marycatherine McDonald • 2023
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
4.46
589
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken 89%
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
by Marycatherine McDonald 2023
4.46
589 ratings
The Memory Palace
by Mira Bartok • 2011
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
3.55
8k+
The Memory Palace Summary
The Memory Palace 89%
She lost her memory. She found her schizophrenic mother's paintings. A reunion in art.
by Mira Bartok 2011
3.55
8k+ ratings
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