Resources for those Struggling through/with Toxic Relationships

This will be an ever evolving list, so be sure to check back in and good luck with your journey ❤

*I should note that I do LOVE to read and am often in the middle of multiple books (usually on purpose and sometimes because life got busy and I forgot what I was reading or misplaced my book or started packing, too early, in hopes of moving… etc.)*

Have Read fully:

• The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown. This book was one of my first…
• Will I ever be Good Enough: Healing Daughters of Narssasistic Mothers by Karl McBride, Ph D
• But It’s Your Family: Cutting Ties with TOXIC FAMILY MEMMBERS and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath by Dr. Sherrie Campbell
• In Sheep’s Clothing (Revised Edition): Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People by George Simon, Jr., PhD
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
• Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross
• Psychopath Free (Expanded Edition): Recovering from Emotionally Abusive Relationships With Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Other Toxic People by Jackson Mackenzie
• Whole Again: Healing Your Heart and Rediscovering Your True Self After Toxic Relationships and Emotional Abuse by Jackson MacKenzie
• Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse by Shannon Thomas LCSW
• Forgiveness: Not Necessarily What You Think: What the Bible Really Says, and What it Doesn’t Say by Sister Renee Pittelli

In Process of reading (yes, I read many books at once and I also work so sometimes it’s a slow process. Sometimes I start and life gets busy and it takes a while to get back to it lol):

• Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from distant, rejecting, or self-involved Parents By Lindsay G Gibson, PsyD
• Power: Surviving & Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse by Shahida Arabi
• Soul Medicine: Awakening Your Inner Blueprint for Abundant Health and Energy by Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, & Dawson Church, PhD
• Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ by Daniel Goleman
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R Covey
• Change Your Brain Change (Revised and Expanded): The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems by Daniel G. Amen M.D.
• Your Pocket Therapist: Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself by Dr. Sherrie Campbell
• Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss, PhD
• Making Life Easy: A Simple Guide to a Divinely Inspired Life by Christiane Northrup, MD
• Cell-Level Healing: The Bridge from Soul to Cell by Joece Whiteley Hawkes, PhD
• How to Heal Toxic Thoughts: Simple Tools for Personal Transformation by Sandra Ingerman
• The Five Elements: Understand Yourself and Enhance Your Relationships with the Wisdom of the World’s Oldest Personality Type System by Dondi Dahlin

Bought, Interested, have researched and/or heard good things, but HAVEN’T READ YET:

• Boundaries by Henry Cloud (Henry Cloud in general)
• The Body Keeps the Score by
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Al Switzler, Ron McMillan
• Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, Al Switzler, Ron McMillan, David Maxfield
• The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for Abundant Health, Love, and Happiness (Updated and Expanded Edition) by Dr. Bradley Nelson
• The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic by Ruth A. Lanius
• Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace B. Pert
• It Didn’t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn
• The Christian’s Guide to No Contact: How to End Your Relationships With Narcissistic, Psychopathic, and Abusive Family and Friends, and Still be a Good Christian by Sister Renee.
• The First Will Be Last: A Biblical Perspective On Narcissism by DC Robertsson
• Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath’s Guide to Evading Relationships that Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power by Christians Northrup, MD
• The Highly Sensitive Person’s Guide to Dealing with Toxic People: How to Reclaim Your Power from Narcissists and Other Manipulators by Shahid Arabi, MA
• And SOOOOOO Many more — seriously, you should see my amazon cart, and not just for this topic but so many topics lol

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PS: I lean into my faith in Christ, always, and I refer back to the Bible and resources I trust to help me learn and understand to the best of all our abilities… I also lean into the life experiences and teachings I have had becoming a LMT, Yoga Instructor, Herbalist, Health Coach, etc. and trust that God was guiding me then, now, and always.

I also highly recommend an ‘everyday’ journal as well as a gratitude journal. Perhaps even ones that offer measuring what IIN calls Primary Food: Life Work Love etc. It may also help to have a check-list — I know for me, waking up some days was hard and doing more to stay motivated and ‘moving’ forward was hard, but a check list to cross off daily was how I continued showed-up for myself as best I could…

Food and Laughter are good Medicine…

So much I can share with you, but it is your journey. Please let me know if I can help and God Bless you. My heart breaks for you and I pray for your healing.

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And More… I hope this list of references and previous articles helps you on your road to recovery. I pray for healing, love, and peace to overcome you and that one day you rise again stronger and happier than you knew you could be. Sending you so much positive energy. Hugs and Blessings ❤

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