Adult Child Trauma

Adult Children of High-Conflict Parents offers practical skills to help you identify, cope with, and heal from dysfunctional family dynamics. Using a blend of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), internal family systems therapy (IFS), EMDR, and mindfulness, the integrative approach in this guide will help you break unhealthy relationship patterns, set boundaries with others, cultivate self-compassion and self-awareness, and thrive as an adult.

Reframe your past, transform your future, and experience the healing power of CBT—starting from the day you open this book. Have your goals, hopes, and dreams fallen by the wayside over the years? Do you find it hard to stand up for yourself, and are you so tired of trying to fulfill everyone’s demands that you feel burnt out and fatigued—so much so that all you want to do is be alone? Are many of your relationships unfulfilling, and do you constantly give your best self to people who are narcissistic, codependent, selfish, or uncaring? It doesn’t have to be that way—but don’t ...

A Practical Workbook to Manage Triggers, Calm the Nervous System, and Heal Emotional Patterns If you grew up feeling unsafe, unheard, or emotionally overwhelmed, your nervous system may still be reacting as if the past is happening now. Sudden emotional reactions, shutdowns, anxiety, anger, or numbness are not personal failures — they are learned survival responses. This practical, compassionate workbook is designed specifically for adults healing from childhood trauma who want real tools to regulate emotions, reduce triggers, and feel more in control of their inner world. You don’t ...

This book represents the next chapter in self-help for parents: honest, compassionate, and built for the challenges of today’s families. Have your grown kids refused to grow up? Do they still call themselves your child instead of an adult? Do they expect you to pay their bills, pick up the check, or fix every crisis — while shaming you for not being the “perfect parent”? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. And you’re not crazy. You’ve been tricked. In this bold, no-nonsense book, licensed clinical therapist, Haron Marlee calls out the cultural hoax that turned parents ...

Stress Management for Adult Children of Alcoholics is a book for those who grew up in a home where addiction caused post-traumatic stress. In this book, ACOA will discover why they think, believe, and feel so negatively about themselves. Why do they struggle with relationships, self-worth, and happiness in life. Best-selling author and stress management expert Lolita Guarin examines one trigger at a time, of 25 triggers, and provides exercises, personal stories, and even jokes to help ACOA manage their triggers at home, in relationships, and in the workplace.

What if the past didn’t have to define your future? If you grew up in a family shaped by alcoholism, dysfunction, or emotional silence, you already know how deep those wounds can go. Adult Children Decoded offers heartfelt personal stories, expert insights, & practical tools, this book guides you through childhood trauma, strained family dynamics, and the journey toward healthier relationships. Inside, you’ll learn to: Set boundaries without guilt. Communicate with clarity & empathy. Break cycles of shame, silence, & fear. Reclaim your sense of self & inner peace.

Growing up in a home where there is addiction or relationship trauma puts a child at great risk for long-term, post-traumatic stress effects that adversely compromise adult relationships. Best-selling author, psychologist, and psychodramatist Tian Dayton examines this trauma through an exploration of the way the brain and body process frightening or painful emotions and experiences in childhood.

A groundbreaking approach to transforming traumatic legacies passed down in families over generations, by an acclaimed expert in the field Depression. Anxiety. Chronic Pain. Phobias. Obsessive thoughts. The evidence is compelling: the roots of these difficulties may not reside in our immediate...

Did you grow up with a parent who has borderline personality disorder (BPD), or you suspect they did? Was your parent's behavior unpredictable or scary? Did it seem like they were angry one minute and happy the next? Were your basic needs ignored? If so, it wasn't your fault. This compassionate guide offers a trauma-informed approach to help you recover from your toxic childhood and discover the person you were truly meant to be. You'll learn how to identify emotional and developmental wounds, and discover why interactions with your parents were so harmful to your sense of self.

The Book That's Transforming How We Heal Our Most Fundamental Relationship Have you ever felt that, despite your mother's love, something essential was missing? There are truths we whisper, uncomfortable secrets we keep. Perhaps none is as difficult to voice as this: sometimes, our mothers didn't know how to love us in the ways we desperately needed. For many of us, questioning maternal love feels almost sacrilegious. But if you've found yourself here, you likely sense that something fundamental was missing from this core relationship – and that recognition, however painful, is your first...

Audio-only bonus content included: meditation, guided writing practice, and exclusive interview with the author! Introducing a radical healing approach for the adult symptoms of Childhood PTSD—from the creator of the Crappy Childhood Fairy program and YouTube channel. Conventional trauma...

An inclusive, research-based guide to working the 12 steps: a trauma-informed approach for clinicians, sponsors, and those in recovery. Step 1: You admit that you're powerless over your addiction. Now what? 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) have helped...

The secret to healing emotional wounds from your past is reconnecting with your inner child. Discover how to nurture this essential relationship... If you've experienced persistent anxiety, self-doubt, struggles with intimacy, or harmful emotional patterns you can't break, you've probably wondered if your childhood experiences might be the cause. Perhaps you've tried various approaches to ease the lingering sadness or emptiness, yet find yourself longing for a solution that truly works. You might even think that carrying these emotional burdens is simply part of life, something you'll just ...

Your boss asked you for a chat, and you just knew you were going to be fired You didn't sleep all weekend, and you weren't fired Someone answered your message with a thumbs-up emoji and you just knew they hated you. So you stopped talking to them, they eventually stopped texting, and now you...

What happens when your mother’s pain becomes the blueprint for your identity? You learned to smile through guilt. You apologized before you knew what you did wrong. You became the “good daughter” by becoming invisible. When Her Pain Became My Personality is a raw and healing journey for women raised by emotionally wounded mothers. In these pages, you’ll find your story in every paragraph—the unspoken sacrifices, the buried anger, the silent hopes for love that never felt safe. This book isn’t about blaming. It’s about finally seeing the wound for what it is—and choosing not ...

This guide by Dr. Lawrence L James, an expert in alcoholism and trauma, offers not just knowledge but a shared understanding of the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences. Drawing from personal and professional experiences, Dr. James delves into the heart of the emotional and psychological turmoil faced by adult children of alcoholics.

The depth or imaginal psychotherapy is highly effective in treating and assessing adult survivors of childhood abuse. Specifically, interventions that use dreams, symbols, and metaphor, as well as expressive art techniques, are deemed especially valuable as they address dissociative changes. By assessing specific depth psychological aspects of the individual’s shattered sense of self, a more focused and efficient treatment plan can be created sooner in the course of therapy. Discover more with Brain Healing and Trauma.

Discover the body’s innate power to heal from trauma—the classic, life-changing guide to trauma recovery from the creator of Somatic Experiencing (SE) Unraveling trauma in body, brain, and spirit—a revolution in treatment and beloved global bestseller In In an Unspoken Voice, renowned...

Time doesn’t heal trauma — it buries it alive. If you’ve ever felt hypervigilant no matter how safe you are, battled an inner critic that never sleeps, or longed for intimacy yet found it unsafe — you are not broken. These patterns aren’t weakness or flaws. They are survival strategies that once protected you but now keep you trapped. You don’t need more surface fixes — you need a full-system reset. Most recovery approaches treat only one layer.

♥ Heal the Hidden Wound That’s Been Keeping You Stuck ♥ Do you ever feel that there’s an invisible force preventing you from achieving your dreams? Do you have incredible gifts…and a long track record of getting in your own way? You may even seem very accomplished in the eyes of others as you put on a brave front. But inside, the strain is taking a toll. Sudden bursts of uncontrolled emotion suggest something wrong at the deepest part of your being. It’s time to uncover and heal the source of all the pain and chaos: The Father Wound. Dr. Simmons guides you through the intricate ...