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Self Help and Self Care Books
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items I was “raised” by alcoholic parents, while it wasn't all bad I definitely suffer from the side effects of emotional neglect and emotional abandonment and issues with attachment as an adult. In many ways the experience has made me a stronger person an...
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Books About Boundaries
Books For Adult Children of Alcoholics
Books For Self-Compassion
Relationship Books
Beginner Self Care
Personal Development Favorite Books
Books About Boundaries
Henry Cloud Books are great for people that didn't learn about boundaries in childhood and have no idea what they are or how to enforce them as an adult and want to learn them to improve their life and personal control of themselves. He has written s...
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life|Paperback
Books For Adult Children of Alcoholics
This was the first book I read on my healing journey, this is the book that helped me realize I was suffering from the symptoms of being a child of alcoholic parents. I highly recommend this book if you feel like you have been neglected or traumatize...
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents|Paperback
This is another good self-help book that is helpful if you are trying to recover from the effects of your childhood when your parent was "toxic" and abusive or neglectful by having untreated mental illness, addictions, or a nasty behavior towards you...
Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life
This is the best ACOA book to start with once you have accepted that you are struggling from a childhood of being raised by an alcoholic(s) and you would like to learn more about how this has effected you and what to do about it.
The Complete ACOA Sourcebook: Adult Children of Alcoholics at Home, at Work and in Love| Paperback
Self-Help Resources by Lindsay Gibson have been really helpful on my self-care journey based on healing from growing up with alcoholic parents.
Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence|Paperback
Another read for adults who were neglected by their mother as a child. Often because of substance abuse, addictions, or her own trauma that she never dealt with.
The Emotionally Absent Mother, Second Edition: How to Recognize and Cope with the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect| Paperback
This book is highly recommended as a read for Adult Children of Alcoholics, it can be a tough one to get through and bring up buried memories but I think it is also good for healing. You may need the support of a mental health professional to discuss...
The Body Keeps the Score
Books For Self-Compassion
"There are too many words to write and too many things to say about the power of Salt Water. What I can say is that I cried, made many noises of epiphanies, and felt as though I was reading the words of my soul, written down on a page. To say this bo...
Salt Water
This journal will help you envision your ideal life and then identify the unconscious attachments that are preventing you from living it. You do not need more motivation or drive to start building the life of your dreams. You need to better understan...
I Am The Hero Of My Own Life
Relationship Books
This is the best relationship book I have ever purchased! It is especially helpful if you suffer from some kind of trauma or neglect in your past that has an effect on your current relationship. This book teaches couples how to work through attachmen...
The Inner Work of Relationships: Heal & Create
Good read for someone who is single or between relationships about the beauty in spending time with just yourself and enjoying the temporary phase while it lasts.
A Gentle Reminder
Beginner Self Care
Good self-care poetry read, contains short poems about self-love and self-worth. Great for using with a journaling practice to journal or meditate about what the poem brings up for you.
All That You Deserve
This book is great for someone that is new to self-care or feeling the pull to start their personal growth journey. Packed full of advice and wisdom that will make sense and speak to your soul. This book encourages you to get out of your own way and ...
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage
I love self-help card decks, these are a great tool for busy people to remember self-care or for when you just don't know what you need for that day and want to pull a card for a surprise self-care prompt.
Hack Your Nervous System: Anti-Anxiety Deck
Personal Development Favorite Books
This is a good self-help/personal development book to build on other knowledge, I don't think this book alone is life changing but the knowledge and advice is very helpful to build on other personal development habits! I guess what I'm saying is don'...
Atomic Habits Book
This book is great for introverts for learning and being encouraged to speak your mind and your ideas in a world made for introverts. This is one of the books that made a big impact on me finding my voice and not being afraid to speak up.
Fierce Conversations
Professional Development
This book is a good one to read when you feel like you're stuck and you're not sure what's next. I read this while trying to figure out what work/career would be a good fit for me.
Living Forward: Plan to Stop Drifting & Win
Unique book for discovering your ideal work environment and what workplaces might provide what you need in terms of teamwork, environment, and work pace.
48 Days to the Work You Love: Preparing
This Career Workbook is great as gift for anyone seeking career development and personal development or as a gift for yourself when you need to find some clarity in your work life.
The Career Workbook: Fulfilment at work
Good Read and Highly recommended if you own a customer facing business and want to give the best customer service experience!
Unreasonable Hospitality