Child Codependency

Stop Overthinking Every Text. Start Loving Like a Secure Man. The science-backed, step-by-step guide that helps men heal anxious attachment, overcome jealousy, and build calm, confident love. If a slow reply sends your mind spiraling, you're not weak, needy, or broken. Your nervous system learned early that love can vanish, and nobody ever showed you how to reset it. Author Raul Flores lived this pattern for years: the jealousy, the phone-checking, a painful divorce. He rebuilt his relationships with the tools in this book, all grounded in decades of attachment research. Maybe you check her...

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.

Instant New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a road map for understanding and moving past family struggles—and living your life, your way. Every family has a story. For some of us, our family of origin is a solid foundation that feeds our...

Stop the Anxious Attachment Spiral. Start Feeling Safe in Love. A clear, step-by-step, research-based guide that helps women calm relationship anxiety, stop overthinking, and build the secure love they deserve. You check your phone, replay every word, and wonder why you can't just relax. It's not your fault. Your nervous system learned long ago that love could slip away, and it's still trying to protect you. Grounded in decades of attachment research, from John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth to John Gottman and Kristin Neff, and shaped by the real stories of women who have walked this path. ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER An up-close portrait of the mind of an addict and a life unraveled by narcotics—a memoir of captivating urgency and surprising humor that puts a human face on the opioid crisis. Tiffany’s story continues in the New York Times bestseller A Clean Mess, available now!...

Have you ever heard of your inner child? Well, this is the classic book that started it all. In 1987, Charlie Whitfield's breakthrough concept of the child within - that part of us which is truly alive, energetic, creative. and fulfilled - launched the inner child movement. Healing the Child Within describes how the inner child is lost to trauma and loss, and how by recovering it, we can heal the fear, confusion and unhappiness of adult life.

Are you still blaming yourself for your child's addiction? Still lying awake at 3 a.m. replaying every choice, every moment, every word you should have said differently? Still carrying the weight of a story that was never yours to carry? Mama, it's time to put it down. YOU WERE NEVER THE PROBLEM is the book that will finally say what no one in your life has been brave enough to tell you: your child's addiction is not your fault. And your suffering — the guilt, the shame, the relentless self-blame — is not the truth. It is a story. And stories can be rewritten. Drawing on the ...

We are the most psychologically informed generation ever—yet we have never felt more disconnected. You want to feel connected with others, with yourself, and with God, but something still feels off. Part of you has been waiting a long time to be found. The Secure Soul, she offers a powerful...

From the leading expert on adult children of addicts, an essential guide to healing wounds of growing up with addiction and family dysfunction “Required reading for understanding the full picture of recovery, repair, and reclaiming our true selves.”—Aimie Apigian, MD, author of The Biology...

It is estimated that as many as 34 million people grew up in alcoholic homes. But what about the rest of us? What about families that had no alcoholism, but did have perfectionism, workaholism, compulsive overeating, intimacy problems, depression, problems in expressing feelings, plus all the other personality traits that can produce a family system much like an alcoholic one? Countless millions of us struggle with these kinds of dysfunctions every day, and until very recently we struggled alone.

How to Overcome Complex Childhood Trauma. A Practical 7-Step Path to Calm Your Nervous System, Heal Emotional Wounds, Break Toxic Patterns, and Finally Feel Safe, Confident, and Whole Do you ever wonder why you still feel anxious, on edge, or "not enough," even though your childhood wasn't dramatic enough to "count"? You're not broken — you adapted. This book helps you understand why, and gives you a real, practical path forward. Who How to Overcome Complex Childhood Trauma book is for This book is for adults who grew up with emotional neglect, chronic criticism, unpredictable caregivers,...

What if the quest to be a perfect loving parent was the very thing that kept us from giving kids what they really need? Do you ever feel that despite your best efforts you’re still not the kind of parent you want to be? For parents who struggle with perfectionism or codependency—sometimes without even being aware of it—the pressure to raise good kids can feel impossible. Raising Empowered Children is about becoming aware of the ways that we sabotage ourselves so we can find a more satisfying and loving approach to parenting. As a trained therapist and recovering codependent ...

You Weren’t the Problem: Healing from Childhood Emotional Wounds Were you labeled too sensitive, difficult, or a problem child—even when you were doing your best? Have you carried invisible scars from a childhood marked by emotional neglect, passive-aggressive manipulation, or narcissistic parenting? You Weren’t the Problem is a compassionate and practical guide to help you untangle the toxic messages you were raised with and reclaim the person you were always meant to be. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, trauma-informed healing, and lived experience, this book offers a roadmap ...

How do you love a child who is destroying themselves? You fight. You beg. You rescue. You wait for the call that will shatter you forever. You cancel appointments, decline invitations, and drive them every morning while they are rude in the passenger seat—because love does not know what else to do. But what if saving them means losing yourself? This book is for the parent who is drowning in guilt, fear, and exhaustion. The one who has tried everything — prayer, ultimatums, therapy, silence, screaming — and is still losing the battle against addiction. The one who understands, ...

Dive deep into the heart of codependency and understand how childhood trauma shapes codependent patterns, and discover practical tools to identify and break free from toxic relationships. Miro's approach shines a light on the transformative power of healing from within.

Liberate Your True Self! Experience freedom from the emotional chains of Immature Parents, even if it's been a lifelong struggle to change! Do you find yourself trapped in the emotional web spun by your immature parents? Are you overwhelmed by guilt, struggling to create independence and boundaries without triggering family drama? Does the thought of setting boundaries cause inner tension and confusion, as if you are betraying your loved ones? It's time to redefine your reality and claim your life. What you learned in your family of origin came from your ancestors, culture, society, and ...

It’s time to find your power, learn how to love yourself, and break free of the limiting patterns and beliefs that are keeping you stuck—from the therapist behind the popular podcast The Michelle Chalfant Show. Many of us were never shown what it truly means to be an adult. Instead, we...

Do you ever feel stuck in the same painful relationship patterns—craving love but fearing it at the same time? Do you silence your needs, overgive, or feel like you have to earn love to be worthy of it? If so, you’re not broken—you’re carrying the echoes of an unhealed childhood. Healing...

The essential guide to parenting adopted and foster kids--learn to create felt safety, heal attachment trauma, and navigate challenging behaviors and triggers Children who have been adopted and/or shuttled through the foster-care system experience trauma at a much higher rate than other kids...

Break the Trance of Self-Loathing! Reclaim your life from the shadows of childhood narcissistic abuse, even if it seems impossible today Are you stuck in a cycle of self-loathing, isolation, and self-sabotage, overwhelmed by the emotional burdens rooted in your past? The recovery and healing pathway seems so complex for adults from a childhood with narcissism in the family. Yet, there are now empowering, well-researched techniques to address these issues and create the life you are meant to have. Here is the guide to them. Begin your life of integrity, emotional intelligence, and clarity by...