Dysfunctional Families

iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy shares her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.

In this breakthrough book, clinical psychologist Lindsay Gibson exposes the destructive nature of parents who are emotionally immature or unavailable....

Psychologist and preeminent narcissism expert Dr. Ramani Durvasula provides a transformative guide to protecting and healing yourself from the narcissism you can’t see....

Melody Beattie's insightful look into codependency has guided millions to understanding that caring for the self is where healing begins.

You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting.

"[Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Perry] are both capable, likable narrators who are sincerely engaged with their subject matter...The performances of these two humanitarians make this a must-hear for anyone recovering from their traumatic past." —AudioFile This program is read by the authors. Our...

What do "healthy boundaries" really mean? Licensed counselor, sought-after relationship expert, and one of the most influential therapists on Instagram Nedra Glover Tawwab demystifies this complex topic for today's world....

New York Times bestselling author Lara Love Hardin recounts her slide from soccer mom to opioid addict to jailhouse shot caller and her unlikely comeback as a highly successful ghostwriter in this harrowing, hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir.

Do you have a narcissist, sociopath, or psychopath in your life, or think that you might? Do you continually feel anxious around someone in your life, but can’t pinpoint why? Listen to find out more....

He says he loves you. So...why does he do that? You've asked yourself this question again and again....

If you're constantly feeling on edge, forever working to appease your spouse to little avail and feel like you're constantly being chipped away at with their abusive behavior, then I can understand how emotionally shattering it feels to live this way....

Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance, when understood, can be overcome. And that’s what this book is for—for you to gain the tools and information so that you’ll be able to reunite with your true sense of self and to move forward in your life with a renewed sense of joy.

Dave Pelzer was brutally abused as a child by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother. She considered him a slave - no longer a boy, but an "it".

Many of us find ourselves stuck in unhealthy habits simply because we don't see a better way. With Mother Hunger, trauma counselor Kelly McDaniel helps women break the cycle of destructive behavior by taking a fresh look at childhood trauma and its lasting impact....

When you said, “I do”, you entered marriage with high hopes, dreaming it would be supremely happy. You never intended for it to be miserable....

This program is read by the author. A groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that investigates Munchausen by Proxy from the host and creator of the award-winning true crime podcast Nobody Should Believe Me. "I devoured this chilling yet critically important book in 48 hours, unable to...

This groundbreaking book includes four books that will teach you from start to finish, everything you need to know about Narcissistic Abuse, Gaslighting, Codependency and Complex PTSD, as well as how to recover from each one of them....

The Covert Passive Aggressive Narcissist is the most comprehensive and helpful audiobook on the topic of covert narcissism. This type of narcissism is one of the most damaging forms because the abuse is so hidden and so insidious....

Learn how to effectively raise kids with a narcissistic ex and ensure your kids are emotionally secure, mentally strong, confident, and happy.

A victim of her mother’s Munchausen by proxy and child abuse survivor, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s unique and controversial case made headlines across the world.

A young girl's life is shadowed by secrets and lies. When Willow arrives in the Allen household, curious things begin to happen. Who is the strange child dressed in outlandish clothes who refuses a mobile phone? What are the mysterious allegations that have been made about her?

Breaking up in normal circumstances is hard enough. If you throw a narcissist into the equation, it makes it all the more difficult. If you're looking to listen to this audiobook, you're likely heartbroken and looking for some guidance, support, or understanding....

Do you have a toxic family member? Do you feel like cutting ties with this person—even as painful and scary as that may sound—would dramatically increase your well-being and improve your life? You're not alone....

If you grew up with an emotionally immature, unavailable, or selfish parent, you may recall your childhood as a time when your emotional needs were not met or dismissed—and you may have lingering feelings of anger, loneliness, betrayal, and abandonment....

Drawing on the success of her popular self-help book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, author Lindsay Gibson offers yet another essential resource for adult children of emotionally immature parents....

You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that the Duggar family held up on TLC's hit reality show 19 Kids and Counting. As some of the scandal came to light, several of the Duggar children, including Jill and Jinger, have opened up about what it was like growing up in that environment.

An Instant National Bestseller! "There couldn’t be a timelier book . . . searingly poignant, essential . . . Macy follows closely in the footsteps of . . . Barbara Ehrenreich and Tracy Kidder, combining memoir with reportage, a raft of sobering statistics and, most uniquely in our era, a...

Break unhealthy patterns, set boundaries, and resolve conflicts with your mother-in-law, for a stronger marriage and a happier life "Dr. Tracy shows you how to set boundaries without starting a war—and how to stay kind without getting steamrolled.”—Jefferson Fisher You don’t just marry...

Hamilton’s gift for pungent dialogue, propulsive storytelling, intense honesty, and raucous humor made her first book a classic of modern memoir. In Next of Kin, she offers a keen and compassionate portrait of the people she grew up with and the prevailing but soon-to-falter ethos of the era that produced them. A personal account of one family’s disintegration, Next of Kin is also a universal story of the emotional clarity that comes from scrutinizing our family mythologies and seeing through to the other side.

Charlotte—The Cutting Girl—comes from a family of high achievers. Her father is a politician, and her mother is a senior medical officer. When she moves from her prestigious boarding school she is groomed by a girl two years her senior, spiralling into a cycle of drugs, self-harm, and sexual abuse. When she goes missing, five other girls do, too. A nationwide media campaign sets out to track them down, but can Charlotte ever escape the gang behind the abduction and abuse?

Fans of Fourteen: A Daughter’s Memoir will love this follow-up title. Here is what happened next. In the mid-1970s, Leslie Nack’s family returned from sailing to French Polynesia and began the integration process into American life again, which included being tossed back and forth between an alcoholic, mentally ill mother and an abusive, overbearing father. To find love and acceptance, Leslie chases a myth that throws her into the path of nefarious older men, where she eventually falls into drug and alcohol addiction.

Most trauma recovery treats symptoms in isolation. But abuse is systemic. It rewires your nervous system, fractures your identity, and programs subconscious survival responses that override your conscious intentions. This isn’t another coping toolkit. This 7-in-1 system integrates 7 layers of healing into one cohesive protocol — so your mind, body, and subconscious finally work together instead of against you.

Op 19 december 2024 eindigde het proces van Mazan, waarin 51 mannen werden beschuldigd van verkrachting van dezelfde vrouw, Gisèle Pelicot. Caroline Darian, de dochter van het slachtoffer en de veroordeelde, biedt haar unieke perspectief op deze tragedie, onthult wat in het onderzoek is weggelaten en zet haar onvermoeibare strijd tegen chemische onderwerping en voor het onthullen van de waarheid voort. Zodat we ons blijven herinneren wat er in Mazan is gebeurd. Zodat we de slachtoffers niet vergeten, die zelf beroofd werden van hun herinneringen. Zodat de schaamte definitief van kant wisselt.

This is a memoir about childhood neglect; childhood sexual abuse; and living in care—but it is also one of the best examples of resilience and survival. Groomed and abused as a child, Liz could easily have crumbled. Instead, she stood up and saw justice done. But Hear Me is more than one woman's story—as remarkable and powerfully written as that story is.

A Survivor’s Story Feature. Narcissistic Abuse by Charlotte Slayer is a memoir chronicling the author’s traumatic journey through 16 years of emotional abuse at the hands of her husband, Jake, a covert narcissist. Written as a deeply personal and introspective account, the book reveals from the hopeful beginnings of their marriage—two recovering addicts finding love and building a life together—to the slow realization of the destructive dynamics that defined their relationship.

J. S. Wonda beleuchtet das Verhalten narzisstischer Menschen, entlarvt ihre Manipulationsstrategien und gibt dir Wissen an die Hand, um toxische Muster frühzeitig zu erkennen. Schritt für Schritt begleitet sie dich dabei, dich innerlich auf die Trennung vorzubereiten, sie durchzuziehen und gestärkt daraus hervorzugehen. Konkrete Tools helfen dir, deinen Selbstwert und deine persönlichen Grenzen wiederzufinden – und dich von Schuldgefühlen und Selbstzweifeln zu befreien.

Warum gelingt es oft nicht, sich aus einer schmerzhaften toxischen Beziehung mit einem Narzissten zu lösen? Die emotionale Bindung in solchen Beziehungen ist wie eine Sucht. Deshalb sind Rückfälle – das Zurückkehren zum toxischen Partner – fast unausweichlich. Anne Johne geht einen neuen Weg, indem sie die tiefen psychologischen und neurobiologischen Wurzeln der Abhängigkeit von Narzissten aufzeigt.

Zehn Jahre ist es her, dass der Sohn seine Eltern zum letzten Mal gesehen hat. Mit unerbittlicher Präzision erzählt er von seinen Eltern, zeichnet das ergreifende Porträt seiner Mutter, die ihr eigenes Leben aufgegeben hat, um den Ansprüchen des tyrannischen Vaters gerecht zu werden. Stückweise nähert sich der Sohn der Frau an, deren Persönlichkeit hinter ihren Rollen als Ehefrau, Hausfrau und sorgender Mutter verschwindet.

Abuse doesn’t just happen to women. It happens to men too — silently, invisibly, and often without belief or support. In Breaking The Silence, Royal Marine Commando Veteran J B Wick shares his powerful true story as a male survivor of domestic abuse. Trained to be strong, unshakable, and resilient, he found himself trapped in a relationship where control, manipulation, and emotional abuse left scars deeper than any battlefield.

Neither weighed down by research nor weightless with airy promises, Ditch That Jerk is a gritty, honest, and most of all experienced view of physical and emotional abusers and their effect on victims. Engagingly written, it shows women how to assess their partners and relationships for potential abuse, and for potential change — or not. Author Pamela Wiseman uses examples from counseling sessions to illustrate how the mind of an abusive man works and how to identify the patterns.

On imagine souvent la famille comme un refuge. Pourtant, lorsqu’un parent présente une personnalité à tendance perverse narcissique, ce lieu fondateur peut devenir un espace de confusion, de contrôle et de souffrance intime.

Dans ce septième volume, Pascal Couderc se tient aux côtés de celles et ceux qui, délivrés de l’emprise d’un pervers narcissique, veulent maintenant consolider leur renaissance. S’appuyant sur vingt années de clinique, il trace un parcours en trois étapes : soigner les blessures émotionnelles (stress posttraumatique, honte, colère enfouie), restaurer l’estime de soi à travers le corps, la créativité et le projet professionnel, puis réapprendre à aimer sans se perdre grâce aux repères d’une relation saine.

«S’en sortir, c’est se réapproprier sa trajectoire de vie.» Dans ce sixième volume, Pascal Couderc guide celles et ceux qui tentent de quitter l’emprise d’un pervers narcissique pour consolider durablement leur autonomie, tant psychologique, financière, sociale, professionnelle et juridique. Fort de vingt ans de pratique clinique, il détaille pas à pas les étapes décisives du rétablissement: résoudre la problématique de dépendance affective, renforcer son équilibre intérieur, ranimer la confiance et tisser des relations bienveillantes.

Ce huitième volume réunit plus de cinquante témoignages bruts – lettres, journaux intimes recueillis par Pascal Couderc auprès de victimes de relation avec un pervers narcissique.

« Je ne suis plus moi-même… » Lorsque la toxicité relationnelle étouffe votre élan vital, ce livre devient votre premier allié. Dans ce cinquième volume, Pascal Couderc plonge au cœur de l’expérience des victimes de pervers narcissiques.