Teachings from the wise

A collection of inspirational wisdom, practical instruction on recovery, and research is below.

Some is specifically literature on Narcissistic Personality Disorder (and Antisocial Personality Disorder), and Codependency, whilst some is just damned helpful info on living your best life and where I’ve found resounding truths that have struck me as relevant for any healing journey.

Clicking on the links will take you directly to the title to purchase and get started on the knowledge building and awareness raising stage of recovery.

Enjoy!

Narcissistic Personality Disorder & Antisocial Personality Disorder

• Lundy Bancroft. 2003. Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men. Berkley Books.
• Susan Forward. 2011. Emotional Blackmail: When the People in Your Life use Fear, Obligation, and Guilt to Manipulate You. Harper Collins. (Note – not strictly on NPD or APD, although directly relevant in terms of strategies to use when being manipulated)
• David Gillespie. 2017. Taming Toxic People: The Science of Identifying and Dealing with Psychopaths at Work & at Home. Harper Collins.
• Jackson Mackenzie. 2015. Psychopath Free. Penguin.
• Martha Stout. 2005. The Sociopath Next Door. Harmony Books.

Healing from Childhood Narcissistic Abuse

• Jasmin Lee Cori. 2017. The Emotionally Absent Mother : How to recognize and heal the invisible effects of childhood emotional neglect. The Experiment, LLC.
• Susan Forward. 2002. Toxic Parents: Overcoming Their Hurtful Legacy and Reclaiming Your Life. Bantam.
• Lindsay Gibson. 2015. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents. New Harbinger Publications.
• Karyl McBride. 2008. Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers. Atria.
• Alice Miller. 1997. The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition. Basic Book.
• Danu Morrigan. 2013. You’re Not Crazy – It’s Your Mother: Understanding and Healing Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers. Darton, Longman & Todd Ltd.
• Koren Zailckas. 2012. Fury. Penguin.

Codependency

• Melodie Beattie
  • 1990. Codependents’ Guide to the Twelve Steps. Fireside.
  • 1992 (2nd ed.). Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself. Hazelden.
  • 2009. The New Codependency: Help and Guidance for Today’s Generation. Simon & Schuster.
• Anne Katherine. 1994. Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin. Hazelden.
• Pia Mellody, Andrea Wells Miller and J. Keith Miller. 2003. Facing Love Addiction: Giving Yourself the Power to Change the Way You Love. Harper One.
• Robin Norwood. 2009. Women Who Love Too Much: When You Keep Wishing and Hoping He’ll Change. Arrow Books.

Healing and Pursuing Your Best Life

• Brene Brown 
  • 2007. I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough”. Penguin.
  • 2010. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Hazelden.
  • 2012. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Penguin.
  • 2015. Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. Vermilion.
• Edith Eger. 2017. The Choice: Embrace the Possible. Scribner.
• Byron Katie. 2002. Loving What Is. Ebury.
• Elizabeth Lesser. 2004. Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow. Rider Books.
• Rosamund Stone Zander. 2016. Pathways to Possibility: Transforming Our Relationships with Ourselves, Each Other and the World. Penguin.

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