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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
- How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Psychology & Mental Health
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Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
- Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy
- Written by: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
In this important sequel to Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers powerful tools to help you step back and protect yourself at the first sign of an emotional takeover, make sure your emotions and needs are respected, and break free from the coercive control of emotionally immature parents.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Big Help
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-10-04
Written by: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
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The Body Keeps the Score
- Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- Written by: Bessel A. van der Kolk
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transformative
- By Ben Anderson on 2021-06-04
Written by: Bessel A. van der Kolk
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It Didn't Start with You
- How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
- Written by: Mark Wolynn
- Narrated by: Mark Wolynn
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
As a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma, Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over 20 years. It Didn't Start with You offers a pragmatic and prescriptive guide to his method, the Core Language Approach. Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words, behaviors, and physical symptoms.
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3 out of 5 stars
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blames mothers lol
- By Abigail on 2021-04-10
Written by: Mark Wolynn
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Running on Empty
- Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
- Written by: Jonice Webb PhD, Christine Musello PsyD
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Do you sometimes feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone. The world is full of people who have an innate sense that something is wrong with them - who feel they live on the outside looking in, but have no explanation for this feeling and no way to put it into words.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Robotic slow narrator, good content
- By LJ on 2018-12-06
Written by: Jonice Webb PhD, and others
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Complex PTSD
- From Surviving to Thriving
- Written by: Pete Walker
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story5 out of 5 stars 81
The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes-in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous. If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body. This book is a practical guide to recovering from lingering childhood trauma. It is copiously illustrated with examples of the author's and his clients' journeys of recovering.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I thought it was just me...
- By marge on 2019-08-28
Written by: Pete Walker
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Toxic Parents
- Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
- Written by: Craig Buck, Susan Forward
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents---and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best $25 I've EVER Spent on Here!!!
- By ☆♡Sugar_Mama♡☆ on 2018-09-23
Written by: Craig Buck, and others
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Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents
- Practical Tools to Establish Boundaries and Reclaim Your Emotional Autonomy
- Written by: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
In this important sequel to Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers powerful tools to help you step back and protect yourself at the first sign of an emotional takeover, make sure your emotions and needs are respected, and break free from the coercive control of emotionally immature parents.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Big Help
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-10-04
Written by: Lindsay C. Gibson PsyD
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The Body Keeps the Score
- Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
- Written by: Bessel A. van der Kolk
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent more than three decades working with survivors. In The Body Keeps the Score, he uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transformative
- By Ben Anderson on 2021-06-04
Written by: Bessel A. van der Kolk
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It Didn't Start with You
- How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
- Written by: Mark Wolynn
- Narrated by: Mark Wolynn
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
As a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma, Mark Wolynn has worked with individuals and groups on a therapeutic level for over 20 years. It Didn't Start with You offers a pragmatic and prescriptive guide to his method, the Core Language Approach. Diagnostic self-inventories provide a way to uncover the fears and anxieties conveyed through everyday words, behaviors, and physical symptoms.
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3 out of 5 stars
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blames mothers lol
- By Abigail on 2021-04-10
Written by: Mark Wolynn
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Running on Empty
- Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
- Written by: Jonice Webb PhD, Christine Musello PsyD
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
Do you sometimes feel as if you're just going through the motions in life? Are you good at looking and acting as if you're fine, but secretly feel lonely and disconnected? If so, you are not alone. The world is full of people who have an innate sense that something is wrong with them - who feel they live on the outside looking in, but have no explanation for this feeling and no way to put it into words.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Robotic slow narrator, good content
- By LJ on 2018-12-06
Written by: Jonice Webb PhD, and others
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Complex PTSD
- From Surviving to Thriving
- Written by: Pete Walker
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story5 out of 5 stars 81
The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes-in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous. If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body. This book is a practical guide to recovering from lingering childhood trauma. It is copiously illustrated with examples of the author's and his clients' journeys of recovering.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I thought it was just me...
- By marge on 2019-08-28
Written by: Pete Walker
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Toxic Parents
- Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
- Written by: Craig Buck, Susan Forward
- Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
In this remarkable self-help guide, Dr. Susan Forward draws on case histories and the real-life voices of adult children of toxic parents to help you free yourself from the frustrating patterns of your relationship with your parents---and discover a new world of self-confidence, inner strength, and emotional independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best $25 I've EVER Spent on Here!!!
- By ☆♡Sugar_Mama♡☆ on 2018-09-23
Written by: Craig Buck, and others
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Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
- Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers
- Written by: Karyl McBride
- Narrated by: Karyl McBride
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story5 out of 5 stars 41
The first book specifically for daughters suffering from the emotional abuse of selfish, self-involved mothers, Will I Ever Be Good Enough? provides the expert assistance you need in order to overcome this debilitating history and reclaim your life for yourself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love it
- By Huang on 2020-03-14
Written by: Karyl McBride
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Boundary Boss
- The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free
- Written by: Terri Cole MSW LCSW
- Narrated by: Terri Cole MSW LCSW
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19
The most successful and satisfied people on the planet have one thing in common: the ability to create and communicate clear, healthy boundaries. This ability is, hands down, the biggest game changer when it comes to creating a healthy, happy, self-determined life. In Boundary Boss, psychotherapist Terri Cole reveals a specific set of skills that can help you stop abandoning yourself for the sake of others (without guilt or drama) and get empowered to consciously take control of every aspect of your emotional, spiritual, physical, personal, and professional life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic audio book!!
- By PenPen on 2021-06-15
Written by: Terri Cole MSW LCSW
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Mothers Who Can't Love
- A Healing Guide for Daughters
- Written by: Susan Forward, Donna Frazier Glynn
- Narrated by: Susan Forward, Kathleen Gati, Julia Whelan, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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With Mothers Who Can't Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters, Susan Forward, Ph.D., author of the smash #1 best-seller Toxic Parents, offers a powerful look at the devastating impact unloving mothers have on their daughters - and provides clear, effective techniques for overcoming that painful legacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Would recommend to all the women in my life.
- By Mary Anne Mackness on 2019-01-17
Written by: Susan Forward, and others
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The Emotionally Absent Mother
- How to Recognize and Heal the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect, Second Edition
- Written by: Jasmin Lee Cori MS LPC
- Narrated by: Emily Durante
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13
Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book, great narrator
- By LJ on 2018-12-15
Written by: Jasmin Lee Cori MS LPC
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The Drama of the Gifted Child
- The Search for the True Self
- Written by: Alice Miller
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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This best-selling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain. Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound audiobook has provided millions of people with an answer - and has helped them to apply it to their own lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A profound experience
- By Scottsmanship on 2019-03-31
Written by: Alice Miller
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What Happened to You?
- Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
- Written by: Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry
- Narrated by: Bruce D. Perry, Oprah Winfrey
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 432
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 374
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Story5 out of 5 stars 372
Have you ever wondered "Why did I do that?" or "Why can't I just control my behavior?" Others may judge our reactions and think, "What's wrong with that person?" When questioning our emotions, it's easy to place the blame on ourselves; holding ourselves and those around us to an impossible standard. It's time we started asking a different question. Through deeply personal conversations, Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry offer a groundbreaking and profound shift from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
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2 out of 5 stars
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Let me save you the time
- By Jacob Melville on 2021-05-16
Written by: Oprah Winfrey, and others
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Attached
- The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find - and Keep - Love
- Written by: Amir Levine, Rachel Heller
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 409
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 312
We already rely on science to tell us what to eat, when to exercise, and how long to sleep. Why not use science to help us improve our relationships? In this revolutionary book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr. Amir Levine and Rachel Heller scientifically explain why some people seem to navigate relationships effortlessly, while others struggle.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall informative but lacking in diversity
- By Anonymous User on 2021-02-22
Written by: Amir Levine, and others
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Daughter Detox
- Recovering from an Unloving Mother and Reclaiming Your Life
- Written by: Peg Streep
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Writer Peg Streep lays out seven distinct but interconnected stages on the path to reclaim your life from the effects of a toxic childhood: "discover", "discernment", "distinguish", "disarm", "reclaim", "redirect", and "recover". Each step is clearly explained and richly detailed with the stories of other women. With approaches drawn from psychology and other disciplines and with unique exercises, the book will help the listener tackle her own self-doubt and become consciously aware of how her mother's treatment continues to shape her behavior.
Written by: Peg Streep
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Codependent No More
- How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
- Written by: Melody Beattie
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 145
A source of healing and inspiration for millions, this modern classic spent over three years on the New York Times best seller list and made codependency a household word. Codependent No More contains dozens of real-life examples, personal reflections, exercises, and self-tests to help you along the road to recovering your own life. For anyone struggling with a relationship involving alchoholism or other compulsive behaviors, this program points the way to healing and the renewal of hope.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This book should be in the Christian studies section
- By trisha howander on 2020-08-07
Written by: Melody Beattie
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Whole Again
- Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse
- Written by: Jackson MacKenzie, Shannon Thomas - foreword
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Erin Spencer
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Jackson MacKenzie has helped millions of people in their struggle to understand the experience of toxic relationships. His first book, Psychopath Free, explained how to identify and survive the immediate situation. In this highly anticipated new audiobook, he guides listeners on what to do next - how to fully heal from abuse in order to find love and acceptance for the self and others. MacKenzie shares insights and tools for working through the protective self we've developed so that we can finally move on to live a full and authentic life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Find the voice that most speaks to you
- By Anonymous User on 2019-06-25
Written by: Jackson MacKenzie, and others
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Healing Your Emotional Self
- A Powerful Program to Help You Raise Your Self-Esteem, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Overcome Your Shame
- Written by: Beverly Engel
- Narrated by: Vanessa Hart
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Parents act as a mirror to show a child who she or he is. Throughout childhood there will be other mirrors, but children inevitably return to the reflection in that original mirror in order to determine their goodness, importance, and self-worth. In Healing Your Emotional Self, Beverly Engle offers her highly effective Mirror Therapy program to help you reject the distorted images your parents either intentionally or unintentionally projected onto you.
Written by: Beverly Engel
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Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Written by: Janet Geringer Woititz
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Ten years ago, Janet Woititz broke new ground in our understanding of what it is to be an adult child of an alcoholic. Today, she re-examines the movement and its inclusion of adult children from various dysfunctional family backgrounds who share the same characteristics. After more than 10 years of working with ACoAs, she shares the recovery hints that she has found to work. Listen to Adult Children of Alcoholics to see where the journey began and for ideas on where to go from here.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of the most important books I've come across
- By Mingmar on 2021-02-17
Written by: Janet Geringer Woititz
Publisher's Summary
In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable. You will see how these parents create a sense of neglect and discover ways to heal from the pain and confusion caused by your childhood. By freeing yourself from your parents' emotional immaturity, you can recover your true nature, control how you react to them, and avoid disappointment. Finally, you'll learn how to create positive new relationships so you can build a better life.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Tessa Heggart
- 2020-04-10
Describes my Mother and I to a tee
This book evokes a lot of emotions because on one hand it was so accurate in describing mine and my mother's personalities it makes you feel like we might not be all that complex as individuals. However it is so validating! and offers a lot of helpful advice. I have been reccomending this book to many of my friends.
5 people found this helpful
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- Ryan
- 2019-08-11
Judgemental
The message is great but the tone of the reader is judgemental and perhaps has some root in the source material. Some more compassion for the emotionally immature would be helpful. After all, children of emotionally immature parents often end up emotionally immature themselves. You may be struggling with the same issues as your parents.
5 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-11-23
where have you been??
Totally life changing. I have read and studied many forms of self help and theories of psychology, but I have always felt like things maybe sort of loosely applied to my life, but never really explained my true experience. This book nailed it, it was like they opened my brain and validated everything I have ever felt about my childhood.
5 people found this helpful
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- Jeri
- 2020-06-29
Informed, helpful, and deeply transformative
a terrific and insightful, as well as profoundly informed, approach to family dynamics. I feel changed after reading this book.
3 people found this helpful
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- LoveLife
- 2020-06-22
not healing
as someone who is is hoping to heal, I found this book a bit to depricating or insulting towards the parents, made me resent them more. I made it halfway before my support team suggested I delete it.
3 people found this helpful
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- Justin Springer
- 2020-06-04
Life changing
This was wonderful and it was a necessity that came to me when I needed it the most.
3 people found this helpful
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- Candice
- 2020-04-30
Mind blowing
From start to finish, it was informative, concise, and completely changed the way I view my relationships with my parents. At the very least, anyone with a boomer parent is going to find this useful.
3 people found this helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Makaela Paynter
- 2020-03-27
highly recommend
great listen, very insightful and reassuring. having bpd it helped me to feel less alone in my experiences and empathized with.
3 people found this helpful
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- K
- 2020-10-24
Just listen to it!
I loved it! This book is a deep and complete self-awareness and self-help guide for adult children of emotionally immature parents. The narration is awesome too.
2 people found this helpful
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- Jenifer
- 2020-06-27
I will recommend
clear concise message. this book enabled me to understand me. furthermore gave me the tools to move forward in my relationship with my parents.
2 people found this helpful
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- K J Sunflower
- 2016-07-20
Astonishing information.
It seem that my whole life I was searching for the information in this book. I came upon this book by strange chance, and I'm so pleased to have found it. Thank you audible for having us in your library this book has shown me so much about myself and my family structure. I absolutely recommend it, not only to those who feel that they might have emotionally immature parents, but also for those people who feel that their own partner might be suffering from emotionally immature parents. Performance only gets 3 stars because the narrator seemed to inconsistently flip-flop between the "character voice" to a regular reading voice when it came to the case studies, or examples from clients.
37 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2016-08-08
Fantastic and applicable
As an adult child of someone with two emotionally immature parents (unbeknownst to me until I found this book), I have never felt more understood in my life. This book scientifically and research-based explained my experiences and who my parents are/why I have habits that I do. It has served to help me manage my parent relationships in a way that protects me from emotional and psychological hurt while also helping me to realize areas I need to improve in because of poor habits I have learned/used. I couldn't recommend this book more highly.
33 people found this helpful
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- Michael
- 2016-11-16
Excellent
Concise, honorable, nonjudgmental presentation of emotional immaturity. Easy to identify with descriptions of how that effects relationships. Sound advice and encouragement on acting more emotionally mature.
18 people found this helpful
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- Zane
- 2016-09-06
Wow enlightenment achieved ❤️
No counseling I've had in the past has ever pinpointed my constant struggle w inadequacy until this book. Thank you to all the experts who have taught me to awaken and give myself permission to a new beginning.. And understanding the importance of observational awareness to break the cycle for my 1 year old daughter.. She thanks you too
16 people found this helpful
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- Jessica
- 2017-03-22
highly recommended
I will be referencing this book while working on the issues it discusses- I found it extremely insightful, detailed, and easy to follow. I really disliked the narrator's style of speaking, but found the book so helpful I was able to overlook that easily. It is well worth listening to.
13 people found this helpful
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- Shree
- 2016-09-29
Explanation on why and practical advice on how to handle
This book was truly life changing in discovering not only why but how and what to do regarding growing up with emotionally immature parents. I plan to re-read it again to fully absorb it all. I especially liked the examples provided as most all were relatable.
The narrator was borderline unbearable and were it literally any other audiobook I would have promptly returned it. She sounded like she was teaching 1st graders, tone was off. I hope this is not her day job.
27 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Rena
- 2016-11-27
informative, but repetitive
I found this book extremely helpful both personally and professionally. it was, however, somewhat repetitive and the reader sounded stilted. If you can get past that, this book will be an excellent resource.
11 people found this helpful
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- ChiDoc
- 2016-10-12
Inspiring & Realistically Relevant
Dr. Gibson has done a superb job capturing the subtle nuances of men and women sadly impacted by emotionally unavailable parents. Her descriptions are spot-on and parallel my clinical experiences. She provides not only a clearly articulated understanding of the impact neglected parental patterns can have on adult-children but a hopeful and attainable message rooted in neuroscience that change is possible. Bravo! - Ken Celiano, Psy.D.
15 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2016-06-04
Life-changing
What made the experience of listening to Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents the most enjoyable?
This book completely revolutionized my life. These concepts of emotionally immature people vs. emotionally mature people, and internalizers vs. externalizers, etc., explain so very much about my existence and the family dynamic I've experienced. It helped to clear up most of the confusion I had regarding my driven parents, and answered questions I didn't even know how to articulate. It truly brought so much healing into my soul, I couldn't get enough of it. I will definitely keep listening to this over and over again, especially when I need the reassurance, clarity, guidance and encouragement that I may never receive from my family. I wish I could hug the author and adopt her as a mentor. What a deep, insightful, and caring individual Dr. Gibson must be, to have written this book. What a blessing. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
SO many A-Ha moments, I am still trying to process it all.
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- D. Villalpando
- 2016-10-11
Emotional maturity is a topic worthy of study
If you could sum up Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents in three words, what would they be?
Helpful and informative
What did you like best about this story?
I like that the text was able to both discuss the effect of a lack of emotional maturity of parents on their grown children as well as discussing emotional maturity in general. I didn't feel that I was getting only a look at "this is what happened to these adults" but rather a continuum of the effects of emotional immaturity in all stages, including the ability to reflect on my own life and emotional maturity as a parent and how it may affect my children.
What does Marguerite Gavin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narration was well delivered and kept me interested. I'm a slow reader, and so I expect it would have taken me much longer to get through a print version, but Ms. Gavin kept the text moving along and always kept me interested.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Not based on the book
Any additional comments?
All in all, I was very pleased with the book as a study of emotional maturity at all levels. It was very helpful and gave me a good understanding of the subject, and made me want to learn more, not to mention find ways to mature emotionally. It also did help to a great degree regarding digging into the past and finding the roots of why we act the way we do.
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- MY-LINH FRANZ
- 2020-05-17
Mind opening self development book
This book completely changed my outlook on my past, on what I could expect from my emotionally immature parents, and what I needed to focus on to have healthy relationships.