Resources
Inspiration for growth, healing, and learning more.
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Books
Podcasts
Websites
Associations I Belong To
Healing from Narcissistic Abuse, Cults, Coercion & Relational Trauma
Books
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Trauma and Recovery by Judith Harmen
The Gaslight Effect by Dr. Robin Stern
The Narcissist in Your Life by Julie Hall
Bounded Choice: True Believers & Charismatic Cults by Janja Lalich
Cults in our Midst by Margaret Singer
Coercive Control by Evan Stark
Power: Surviving and Thriving after Narcissistic Abuse by Shahida Arabi
Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed by Wendy Behary
Women Who Love Psychopaths by Sandra Brown
How to Break Your Addiction to a Person by Howard M. Halpern
The Betrayal Bond: Breaking free of exploitive relationships by Patrick J. Carnes
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors: Overcoming Internal Self-Alienation by Janina Fisher
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay C. Gibson
When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion by Laura E. Anderson
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Websites
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the website of Janja Lalich
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BITE Model of Authoritarian Control
https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
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(complex PTSD & Dissociative Trauma Disorders)
(survivor and advocate of narcissistic abuse & the court system)
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)
Thrive After Abuse​​​​​​​
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(nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering survivors of coercive control)
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the website of Janja Lalich
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BITE Model of Authoritarian Control
https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
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(survivor and advocate of narcissistic abuse & the court system)
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Personal Growth
books
Couples Work
books
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Tawwab
The Happiness Trap by Steve Hayes
No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Extraordinary Relationships by Robert Gilbert
Us by Terrance Real
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For Therapists
books
Motivational Interviewing by Miller & Rollnick
Maps of Narrative Practice by White
Attachment in Psychotherapy by Wallin
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis by Nancy McWilliams
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Other Resources
Podcasts
Indoctrination with Rachel Bernstein, LMFT
PsychedAbout with Erin Kaller, AMFT, MEd & Sepi Zoufounoun, AMFT
the Influence Continuum with Steve Hassan
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Associations I Belong To
the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)
California Marriage and Family Therapists Association (CAMFT)
Glendale Area Mental Health Professionals Associations (GAMHPA)
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