9 Best self help books like Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson

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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

By: Lindsay C. Gibson

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Was your parent difficult, immature, or emotionally unavailable? If you grew up with an emotionally…

"Your need for attention and connection is as old as the human race. You have prehistoric reasons for not liking to be lonely"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

"Your need for attention and connection is as old as the human race. You have prehistoric reasons for not liking to be lonely"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

"Your need for attention and connection is as old as the human race. You have prehistoric reasons for not liking to be lonely"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

"Internalized parental voices probably originate in the left hemisphere of the brain, where language and logic rule. When the left brain is allowed to run the show, it puts perfectionism and efficiency before feeling, and judgment before compassion"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

If you liked the self help plot in Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade

By: Ann Fessler

4.24

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

A powerful and groundbreaking revelation of the secret history of the 1.5 million women who surrend… read more

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"Secrets keep families sick. You never keep secrets in families because even if the child doesn't know what the secret is, they will always know there is a secret."

-Ann Fessler, The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade

"We were not criminals. We're mothers. The difference was I was not an authenticated mother. I was an illegal mother. I was a denied mother. And I had to come home and live my life after being robbed …"

-Ann Fessler, The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade

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2. Thirst

By: Mary Oliver

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Thirst,a collection of forty-three new poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces… read more

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  • nonfiction

3. There Is No Right Way to Meditate: And Other Lessons

By: Yumi Sakugawa

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Take a Moment and Breathe! In There Is No Right Way to Meditate, award-winning artist Yumi Sakugawa… read more

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4. Parenting From the Inside Out

By: Daniel J. Siegel , Mary Hartzell

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

How many parents have found themselves thinking: I can't believe I just said to my child the very t… read more

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5. Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love

By: Larry Levin

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of Rescuing Spritecomes the story of a puppy brought back from the bri… read more

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6. Self-Esteem: A proven program of cognitive techniques for assessing, improving and maintaining your self-esteem

By: Matthew McKay , Patrick Fanning

2.57

Format: None pages, Paperback

Self-esteem is essential for our survival. Without some measure of self-worth, life can be enormous… read more

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7. PERSONAL (St. Louis Cyclones Book 3)

By: Alexandria House

4.50

Format: None pages, ebook

He’s handsome, talented, and troubled. Known as the bad boy of the NBA, Armand Daniels is both a li… read more

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8. The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

By: Shannon Harris

3.77

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

"No one is coming to rescue me. I am going to have to rescue me." As a twenty-three-year-old sin… read more

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"But the truth was that church was making me ill. Even the loveliest church in the world couldn't make up for the fact that I had had too much church. My body was rejecting Bible verses with the stren…"

-Shannon Harris, The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

"...the hypocrisy of it all was too much to take. To have heard the words 'forgiveness' and 'grace' in hundreds of sermons, thousands of prayers, in every quote, every song, at every meeting and then …"

-Shannon Harris, The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

"Religion carries with it great potential for good and for harm. It's humans that make it more complicated (and more certain) and heavier than it needs to be. Religion shouldn't be something heavy we …"

-Shannon Harris, The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife

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9. Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

By: Nedra Glover Tawwab

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Instant New York Times Bestseller From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace , a … read more

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  • relationships
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Visit the past, but don't stay there."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"You can love your parents and be upset about how they raised you."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"Critical thinking is a threat to unhealthy systems, and questions make people think."

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

"When you don't want to participate in gossiping: "I’d like to hear more about what’s happening with you"

-Nedra Glover Tawwab, Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships

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10. Technical (St. Louis Cyclones #2)

By: Alexandria House

4.62

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

Technically, they just met. Technically, they shouldn’t be in love. But who cares about techn… read more

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11. It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

By: Ramani Durvasula

4.58

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

A transformative guide to protecting and healing yourself from the narcissism you can’t see, from p… read more

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  • relationships
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"You may have had the belief that to forgive is divine but have come to learn that to discern may be transcendent."

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

"Radical acceptance of the injustice is part of this process-it not fair, I cannot change it; I can, however, chart a different and authentic course forward and learn from this. Be kind to yourself, t…"

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

"I am tired of people calling those of us who get stuck in these cycles "codependent" or "addicted" to the narcissistic relationship. It's not that. If you have any empathy, have normal cognitive func…"

-Ramani Durvasula, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

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12. I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money

By: Madeline Pendleton

4.61

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her j… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • self help
"Don't listen if anyone ever tells you it's a dog-eat-dog world. Dogs are pack animals. We're stronger together."

-Madeline Pendleton, I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money

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13. Building a Resilient Life: How Adversity Awakens Strength, Hope, and Meaning

By: Rebekah Lyons

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Even if you're walking through a difficult season or feeling overwhelmed with the chaos of life, yo… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • mental health
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14. Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

By: Barbara Brown Taylor

4.40

Format: 256 pages, ebook

The renowned and beloved New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World and Learning to… read more

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"Our shadows are often behind us, where others can see them better than we can."

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"I had lived so long in the mainstream that I never even though about how I sounded from the margins"

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"The only clear line I draw these days is this: when my religion tries to come between me and my neighbor, I will choose my neighbor... Jesus never commanded me to love my religion."

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

"...religion is more than a source of conflict or a calculated way to stay out of hell. Religions are treasure chests of stories, songs, rituals, and ways of life that have been handed down for millen…"

-Barbara Brown Taylor, Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others

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15. Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business

By: Paul Jarvis

3.92

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

What if the real key to a more fulfilling career was not to scale up but to work for yourself and b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • self help
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16. 재혼 황후 6 [Jaehon Hwangho 6] (The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6)

By: Alphatart

4.52

Format: 272 pages, None

“왕비 전하를 뵙습니다.” 동대제국 황후, 서왕국 왕비가 되다 소비에슈는 계획대로 나비에와의 이혼을 추진한다. 귀족들의 반대가 있었지만 일방적인 통보로 회의를 마무리 짓고… read more

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17. Never Leave the Dogs Behind: A Memoir

By: Brianna Madia

4.22

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning and triumphant memoir, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nowhere for Ver… read more

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  • nonfiction
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18. The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

By: Kelly McGonigal

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Willpower Instinct introduces a surprising science-based book that do… read more

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  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
"I don't think it's a coincidence that so many people are drawn to communities where they can pursue physical challenges alongside others. It's a joy to watch people to exert themselves, face their fe…"

-Kelly McGonigal, The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

"Movement offers us pleasure, identity, belonging and hope. It puts us in places that are good for us, whether that's outdoors in nature, in an environment that challenges us, or with a supportive com…"

-Kelly McGonigal, The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage

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19. Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, and Compassion to Move through Hard Things—and Experience True Flourishing

By: Aundi Kolber

4.50

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

There's a cost to being a certain kind of strong. When it comes to difficult circumstances, we'v… read more

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  • personal development
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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20. Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss

By: Gina Moffa

4.34

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Licensed grief and trauma therapist Gina Moffa illuminates a non-linear path through grief, with to… read more

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21. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

By: Lindsay C. Gibson

4.42

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Was your parent difficult, immature, or emotionally unavailable? If you grew up with an emotionally… read more

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"Your need for attention and connection is as old as the human race. You have prehistoric reasons for not liking to be lonely"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

"Internalized parental voices probably originate in the left hemisphere of the brain, where language and logic rule. When the left brain is allowed to run the show, it puts perfectionism and efficienc…"

-Lindsay C. Gibson, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents

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4.24

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3.69

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John Mark Comer

4.63

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Emily P. Freeman

4.01

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