Resources
Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families books:
• The Family by John Bradshaw
• Family Secrets by John Bradshaw
• Home Coming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw
• Healing The Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.
• A Gift to Myself by Charles L. Whitfield, M.D.
• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson, PsyD.
• The Narcissistic Family by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman and Robert M. Pressman
• Children of the Depressed by Shoshana S. Bennett, Ph.D.
• Making Peace With Your Parents by Harold Bloomfield, MD.
• Check out: www.adultchildren.org
Codependence/Unhealthy Relationships:
• Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
• Men Who Hate Women & The Women Who Love Them by Susan Forward, Ph.D.
• Facing Love Addiction by Pia Mellody
• Facing Codependence by Pia Mellody
• Emotional Blackmail by Susan Forward, PhD.
• Check out: www.coda.org
Toxic relationships/Narcissistic Abuse:
• Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving & Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy T. Behary, LCSW
• Psychopath Free – Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships with Narcissists, Sociopaths, and other Toxic People by Jackson MacKenzie
• Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. Mason, M.S. and Randi Kreger
• Stop Caretaking the Borderline or Narcissist by Margalis Fjelstad
• In Sheep’s Clothing: Understanding and Dealing With Manipulative People by George Simon, Jr., Ph.D.
Confidence/Assertiveness/Boundaries:
• The Emotionally Abused Woman: Overcoming Destructive Patterns and Reclaiming Yourself by Beverly Engel
• Safe People by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend.
• What You Think of Me is None of My Business by Terry Cole-Whittaker
• Victory Over Verbal Abuse: A Healing Guide to Renewing Your Spirit and Reclaiming Your Life by Patricia Evans
• Your Perfect Right – Assertiveness and Equality In Your Life and Relationships by Robert Alberti, Ph.D. & Michael Emmons, Ph.D.
Mother issues:
• The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori, MS, LPC
• You’re Note Crazy – It’s Your Mother: Understanding and Healing for Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Danu Morrigan
• To The Unloved Daughter – Notes From Your Inner Mother by Danu Morrigan
• Mothering Ourselves by Evelyn S. Bassoff, Ph.D
• Mother’s Who Can’t Love: A Healing Guide for Daughters by Susan Forward, Ph.D.
• Mothering Without a Map by Kathryn Black
• Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride, Ph.D.