Adult Child Trauma

A groundbreaking guide from a leading expert on emotional abuse that reveals how one person’s harmful behavior can ripple through an entire family. From bestselling and internationally recognized expert and therapist Beverly Engel comes Adult Children of Emotionally Abusive Families, the first...

Post-traumatic stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, substance abuse, depression, a lack of confidence, and many other mental and physical ailments may be a result of childhood trauma you have endured. Uncovering, accepting, and healing this childhood trauma will allow you to let go of the pain, releasing yourself from the guilt, shame, and self-destruction you have been living with. This book will provide you with tools and strategies to heal your childhood trauma allowing you to live fully.

Many foster and adoptive parents are raising children with complex emotional trauma, desperate for answers to heal their families. Caught off guard, these families find themselves with shattered dreams, shattered homes, and shattered hearts, with nowhere to turn for answers. Extended family members, friends, and the greater community don't understand the challenges and can, sometimes, add to the problems these families face, prolonging the healing process for all.

Read by Sophie Olson and Patricia Walsh. 'My name is Sophie Olson, and I am a survivor of Child Sexual Abuse. It's a sentence I never thought I would say out loud. What happened after my own abuse was in some ways as traumatising, if not more so, than the abuse itself. Being a silent adult...

As a leading psychotherapist and coach, Julie Gowthorpe, PhD, bridges the gap between the wounded child and the struggling adult to repair damaged self-esteem and forge healthier, happier relationships. Research-backed and clinically proven, Gowthorpe’s methods stem from her Self-Nurturing Therapy techniques and her own practice, helping you move beyond the events of your childhood to a happier, healthier life—full of loving family and friends.

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.

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.

From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Myth of Normal, a path forward for parents and adult children locked in a difficult relationship What happens when the people who shaped you or the ones you shaped - are the very ones you can’t seem to reach - or can’t bear to be close to...

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.

How to Heal from an Emotionally Absent Father targets the specific wound left by a dad who was physically present but emotionally nowhere to be found. Using somatic psychology, it takes you beyond talk therapy into the body-based work that actually reaches this kind of invisible trauma—releasing trapped grief, dismantling the core beliefs that have quietly run your relationships, and helping you recognize trauma-bonded patterns so you can finally choose love from wholeness instead of hunger.

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.

If you grew up with a father who was physically present but emotionally distant—and you still feel the effects in your confidence, relationships, or sense of self—you’re not alone. Adult Daughters Healing From Emotionally Absent Fathers is a practical and insightful guide for women who...

Trauma is an inevitable aspect of life. You or anyone you care about has almost certainly been through trauma, whether it was "big-T" trauma like mental, physical, or sexual assault, or "little-t" trauma like divorce, loss of employment, terrible childhood events, or any scenario where you seemed worthless, frightened, or helpless. But we can recover. It doesn't have to be a lifelong process. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy that has been shown to help individuals recover from trauma and enhance their quality of life.

You learned to read the room before you learned to trust yourself. To anticipate other people's needs before recognizing your own. To work harder for love, approval, and connection than you ever should have had to. And now, years later, you may still be paying the price.

Surviving the Dunya is a deeply comforting Islamic self-help book for anyone struggling with life, overwhelmed by emotion, or searching for spiritual healing. Blending Qur’anic wisdom, emotional wellbeing, and gentle reminders, it guides you through trusting Allah during hardship, letting go of Dunya attachments, and finding peace through surrender.

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.

She puts down the phone. The call lasted twelve minutes. Nothing happened—no cruelty, no accusation, nothing she could point to. And yet here she is, standing very still in her kitchen, feeling that slow, familiar deflation. Like something small and essential has been quietly let out of her. She doesn't have a name for what just happened. She only knows it happens every time. If you recognized yourself in that sentence, this book was written for you. Not for the daughters whose mothers were obviously cruel.

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...

Break the cycle of childhood trauma and overcome people-pleasing to finally reclaim your self-worth. If you are navigating the heavy anxiety of a dysfunctional upbringing, this grounding audio experience offers deeply validating relief. Escape the draining echoes of chronic chaos and learn...

You’re not broken: your childhood wounds can heal. Imagine if you could: finally understand why you’re always “on edge,” anxious, or bracing for impact; stop attracting toxic relationships and start setting boundaries without guilt; make sense of memory gaps, shame, and self-sabotage instead of blaming yourself; speak to your inner child with compassion instead of criticism. This workbook helps you turn childhood trauma into a practical healing path , so you can rebuild self-worth, feel safer in your own body, and create healthier relationships as an adult.