{"id":2846,"date":"2022-06-09T12:48:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2023-12-20T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:57:09","slug":"10-must-reads-for-healing-and-breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/10-must-reads-for-healing-and-breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Must Read Books for Healing and Breaking Cycles of Generational Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2846\" class=\"elementor elementor-2846\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39967140 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39967140\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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M94,1.5c2,3.4,3,7.3,3,11.5s-1.3,8.1-4,11.5c-1.3-1.4-2-4.3-2-8.5S92,6.9,94,1.5z M107,1.5c2,2.1,3,5.3,3,9.5s-0.7,8.7-2,13.5c-2.7-3.4-4-7.3-4-11.5S105,4.9,107,1.5z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef2057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aef2057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking cycles of trauma is the hardest and most important work I will do in my life. I knew entering adulthood that <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/learning-i-needed-to-break-the-cycle-of-generational-trauma-and-face-how-my-childhood-shaped-me-as-a-person-and-a-parent\/\">the life I had growing up<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was not normal, but I didn\u2019t know the extent of the impact it had on me, my personality, my triggers and my ability to cope with life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I became a mom, I had so many intentions about the kind of mom I wanted to be, AKA the \u201cgood\u201d kind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what I didn\u2019t know was how hard that would be given how few tools I had to work with to regulate my emotions in a healthy way, to admit when I needed help, and to cope with the constant onslaught of stressors as a mom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You don\u2019t know until you know:<\/span><\/p><p><strong>that the sound of your kids voices will trigger a fight or flight response,<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that you will feel anger like you have never experienced in your life and have nowhere to put it,<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that sleep deprivation will cause you to think and do things you never imagined you would,<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that your hyper independence will be a roadblock to reaching out for support,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that becoming a mom will reopen all your childhood wounds in so many ways,\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that the shame you feel over all the ways you aren\u2019t prepared will isolate you even more than you are already isolated as a new parent,<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that the stress of parenthood would be heavier because of all the ways you were not parented,<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>that your love for your children won\u2019t be enough to make you the mom you want to be.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026The last one was the hardest for me. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2407 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2407 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/20220103_204434-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a mom made me realize just how much therapy I needed if I wanted to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">break the cycle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of emotional neglect, abuse and trauma that had been going on in my family for generations in one capacity or another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while therapy has helped me a lot, the following books have also been incredible tools for my healing and my ability to make changes in my family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you are at the beginning of your healing &amp; cycle breaking journey or well into it, you\u2019ll be sure to find a gem in here to guide you and let you know you are not alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66adaa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66adaa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disclaimer: The following list of books is not intended to replace critical supports like therapy or crisis response centres. If you are struggling to cope day-to-day, or think that you may need help, I strongly believe that anyone who feels they may need support should seek the help of a qualified health care professional \u2013 they were and are vital in my own journey, and are trained to find the right support for each person\u2019s unique and individual care. If you are in crisis \u2013 know there are many compassionate and expert teams available to help you. If you need help you deserve it, and can get it. Please also note that when purchasing these books through the links provided I may receive a small commission.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20e4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c20e4ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 Books for Generational Trauma: Healing and Breaking the Cycle<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3378c elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fe3378c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; preserveAspectRatio=&#039;xMidYMid meet&#039; overflow=&#039;visible&#039; height=&#039;100%&#039; viewBox=&#039;0 0 126 26&#039; fill=&#039;black&#039; stroke=&#039;none&#039;%3E%3Cpath d=&#039;M3,10.2c2.6,0,2.6,2,2.6,3.2S4.4,16.5,3,16.5s-3-1.4-3-3.2S0.4,10.2,3,10.2z M18.8,10.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.4,3.2,3.2s-1.4,3.2-3.2,3.2c-1.7,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2S17,10.2,18.8,10.2z M34.6,10.2c1.5,0,2.6,1.4,2.6,3.2s-0.5,3.2-1.9,3.2c-1.5,0-3.4-1.4-3.4-3.2S33.1,10.2,34.6,10.2z M50.5,10.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.4,3.2,3.2s-1.4,3.2-3.2,3.2c-1.7,0-3.3-0.9-3.3-2.6S48.7,10.2,50.5,10.2z M66.2,10.2c1.5,0,3.4,1.4,3.4,3.2s-1.9,3.2-3.4,3.2c-1.5,0-2.6-0.4-2.6-2.1S64.8,10.2,66.2,10.2z M82.2,10.2c1.7,0.8,2.6,1.4,2.6,3.2s-0.1,3.2-1.6,3.2c-1.5,0-3.7-1.4-3.7-3.2S80.5,9.4,82.2,10.2zM98.6,10.2c1.5,0,2.6,0.4,2.6,2.1s-1.2,4.2-2.6,4.2c-1.5,0-3.7-0.4-3.7-2.1S97.1,10.2,98.6,10.2z M113.4,10.2c1.2,0,2.2,0.9,2.2,3.2s-0.1,3.2-1.3,3.2s-3.1-1.4-3.1-3.2S112.2,10.2,113.4,10.2z&#039;\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;);\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec94e9e elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec94e9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-803e515\" data-id=\"803e515\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e7009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24e7009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. It Didn\u2019t Start With You: Books For generational trauma Healing and Cycle Breaking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e7a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0e7a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/markwolynn.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Wolynn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will introduce you to the concept of inherited family trauma in his book \u201cIt Didn\u2019t Start with You\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The premise of this research is that instead of personal difficulties stemming from a chemical imbalance in the brain or lived experiences, they come from previous generations of trauma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s right &#8211; your great-grandmother\u2019s trauma could be the reason you\u2019re dealing with obsessive thoughts or chronic pain currently. The book will also provide you with the guide to his method \u2018The Core Language Approach\u2019 and will assist you in resolving your generational trauma with various techniques, diagnostic self-inventories and visualisations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Mlqw1Z\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-360451a\" data-id=\"360451a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b484a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b484a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/it-didnt-start-with-you-book.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2851 lazyload\" alt=\"It Didn&#039;t Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/it-didnt-start-with-you-book.webp 336w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/it-didnt-start-with-you-book-196x300.webp 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a83bf41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a83bf41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8af2132\" data-id=\"8af2132\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c868d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c868d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2939 lazyload\" alt=\"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2939 lazyload\" alt=\"The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Body-Keeps-the-Score.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-08f44e1\" data-id=\"08f44e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53788ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53788ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. The Body Keeps The Score: Books For Generational Trauma Healing and Cycle Breaking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5626d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5626d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Living with trauma is more common than you might think. As you may have experienced, it also has the ability to prevent you from trusting others, experiencing pleasure and having self-control. \u201cThe Body Keeps the Score\u201d by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Bessel van der Kolk<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains how trauma can literally change the shape of your brain and body and provides various treatments and pathways to healing, allowing you to reclaim your life. Dr. van der Kolk has spent over three decades working with trauma survivors as a psychiatrist, researcher and educator, so you can trust the information within these pages was written by an expert you can trust.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3zk6CBt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f92e4a4 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f92e4a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2640d60\" data-id=\"2640d60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25afb06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25afb06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Books For Generational Trauma Healing and Cycle Breaking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c1396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c1396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being raised with a roof over our heads and food in our bellies is important, but so is having a strong emotional connection to our parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drlindsaygibson.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clinical Psychologist Lindsay Gibson<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wrote the book \u201cAdult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents\u201d to introduce the reader to the 4 types of difficult parents, how your parent\u2019s destructive actions\/inactions have shaped you, and the ways in which you can heal and create positive new relationships moving forward.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3miYaed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b75eb1\" data-id=\"1b75eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce4e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ce4e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/shop\/merry-and-bright-and-probably-tee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Adult-Children-of-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2852 lazyload\" alt=\"Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Adult-Children-of-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Adult-Children-of-1-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Adult-Children-of-1.jpeg\" 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title=\"\u266c Dating in your...... - Jamie Jukes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Dating-in-your-6881661845384497922?refer=embed\">\u266c Dating in your...... - Jamie Jukes<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c09fdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c09fdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff03f58\" data-id=\"ff03f58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e99f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68e99f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boundaries.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2853 lazyload\" alt=\"Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boundaries.jpg 650w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boundaries-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boundaries-150x150.jpg 150w, 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https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Boundaries-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb895b\" data-id=\"4cb895b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a37ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42a37ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No, to Take Control of Your Life<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583d48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583d48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As moms, we give and give and give until there is nothing left. Part of breaking the cycle is acknowledging that this is an unhealthy pattern and breaking it. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve often been taught that to give everything we have is how to show our family that we love them and that our family\u2019s negative emotions were our problem to solve; Then if we can\u2019t, we\u2019re a bad mom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBoundaries\u201d by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drcloud.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Henry Cloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teaches you how you can set boundaries while still showing up as a loving and supportive mother. This book will show you why you are not responsible for your child or spouse\u2019s emotions, when and how to create healthy limits and the tools you need to practice them in your daily life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xoPIk8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-772bcef elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"772bcef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a4f055\" data-id=\"8a4f055\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1105fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1105fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. The Emotionally Absent Mother: Books For Generational Trauma Healing and Cycle Breaking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d13258 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d13258\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both experiencing abuse at the hand of your mother and being unmothered can have lasting, harmful effects on you that you might not attribute to these experiences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Emotionally Absent Mother\u201d was written by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.ca\/authors\/Jasmin-Lee-Cori\/154613656\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you understand possible reasons your mother parented you the way she did, discover your inner child and fill the \u2018mother gap\u2019 with reflections and exercises, and show you how to move forward and live a happier life, possibly doing the same for your children as well.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xoPIk8\">here<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ef4182\" data-id=\"5ef4182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e045ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e045ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/shop\/merry-and-bright-and-probably-tee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2940 lazyload\" alt=\"The The Emotionally Absent Mother, Second Edition: How to Recognize and Cope with the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother.jpg 333w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2940 lazyload\" alt=\"The The Emotionally Absent Mother, Second Edition: How to Recognize and Cope with the Invisible Effects of Childhood Emotional Neglect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother.jpg 333w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-Emotionally-Absent-Mother-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d44c066 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d44c066\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-54cec1c\" data-id=\"54cec1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e01f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e01f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2944 lazyload\" alt=\"How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work.jpg 234w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"234\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2944 lazyload\" alt=\"How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work.jpg 234w, https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-do-the-work-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e50cc2\" data-id=\"2e50cc2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606e246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"606e246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. How to Do the Work: Books For Trauma Healing and Cycle Breaking<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b727555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b727555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clinical psychologist <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theholisticpsychologist.com\/\">Dr. Nicole LePera<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides a holistic approach to healing, moving away from traditional psychotherapy and introducing the philosophy that mind, body and spirit are connected and need to be healed together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/50997029-how-to-do-the-work\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>How to Do the Work<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; will teach you how to escape the behavioural cycles brought on by adverse childhood experiences and trauma, as well as provide the tools necessary to heal, allowing you to live a vibrant, healthy, happy life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This book will empower you to take control of your mental health and practice self-care in a way you never have before.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can purchase it <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MpdUXw\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>here<\/strong>. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9785476 elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9785476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\" style=\"--divider-pattern-url: url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039; 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We all want to be \u2018good\u2019 moms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all love our kids. Being the best mom you can be starts with healing your inner child. Please know that no trauma is too small. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/diaryofanhonestmom.com\/blog\/breaking-cycles-of-generational-trauma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You CAN break the cycle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You CAN repair or resolve childhood trauma. 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