Childhood trauma books
Last updated: September 2, 2025
The Body Keeps the Score
What is The Body Keeps the Score about?
Trauma is not uncommon—many people experience it. So, how can we learn to recover from it? In his work “The Body Keeps the Score”, Bessel van der Kolk suggests looking at the trauma from a different angle and offers a new way of healing.
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
What is Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents about?
Were your parents emotionally mature? How do you feel reflecting on your childhood? Do you feel loneliness or anxiousness? The book “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents” by Lindsay C. Gibson answers all these questions and helps us overcome childhood trauma. This book can guide you in overcoming feelings of abandonment and loneliness and help you meet your emotional needs if you're willing to. You'll learn the four primary categories of parents that lack emotional maturity, the drawbacks of their influence, and the coping strategies that children of such families usually develop.
Battlefield of the Mind for Kids
What is Battlefield of the Mind for Kids about?
For children, it’s especially hard to deal with their negative emotions and personal challenges. "Battlefield of the Mind for Kids" is adapted from Joyce Meyer’s bestseller for adults, that has helped many readers understand their feelings better. Using Biblical principles, Meyer guides children in an accessible and nurturing manner.
What Happened to You?
What is What Happened to You? about?
“What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing” by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey explain trauma's impact on personality development. You will learn how past experiences shape behavior and influence relationship building. Real-life stories strengthen the effectiveness of recommendations and give faith in the possibility of solving problems
It Didn't Start with You
What is It Didn't Start with You about?
“It Didn’t Start With You” offers a groundbreaking exploration of how family traumas can shape our lives. This scientifically-backed journey will help you understand how traumas can manifest in forms like anxiety, depression, or obsessive thoughts. The book connects these issues to the experiences of our parents or grandparents, introducing the concept that traumatic legacies can be inherited.
Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
What is Will I Ever Be Good Enough? about?
Have you ever heard of maternal narcissism and questioned whether it might apply to you? “Will I Ever Be Good Enough?” by Karyl McBride will tell you how to recognize a narcissistic mother and heal from her negative influences
The Myth of Normal
What is The Myth of Normal about?
“The Myth of Normal” by Dr. Gabor Maté explores the primary causes of human diseases. Discover how society cultivates the conditions for illnesses it suffers from and how our psyche influences our health.
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
What is The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read about?
“The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)” by Philippa Perry explains all aspects of parenting, both positive and negative. You will find the psychologist's advice on how to improve healthy parent-child relationships and family communication.
The Transformation
What is The Transformation about?
If you want to overcome depression, anxiety, and heal from life's traumas, The Transformation is an essential tool for this. Written by by James S. Gordon, M.D, it masterfully delves into the effects of trauma on our brains and perceptions, exploring both theory and lived practice. This book can help individuals break away from negative patterns and return to a happier, more meaningful life.
My Grandmother’s Hands
What is My Grandmother’s Hands about?
In My Grandmother’s Hands, therapist Resmaa Menakem delivers an insightful examination of the racial trauma entrenched in our bodies. He offers a unique perspective, intertwining personal wisdom, historical facts, and the latest neuroscience and somatic healing methods. This book will help you understand racial trauma and provide exercises and meditations for healing.
Reinventing Your Life
What is Reinventing Your Life about?
The book “Reinventing Your Life” by Jeffrey E. Young and Janet S. Klosko discusses the concept of lifetraps, which are recurrent patterns of self-destructive behavior rooted in childhood traumas. It explores various lifetraps, including Dependence, Abandonment, Mistrust and Abuse, and many others. You will gain insights into their origins and learn how they impact our behavior.
Running on Empty
What is Running on Empty about?
Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) is an often overlooked but crucial issue that many people can relate to. Running on Empty explores twelve types of emotionally neglectful parents and the invisible wounds of CEN in children. It provides clear guidance and practical exercises for becoming more connected and emotionally present in our lives.
How to Do the Work
What is How to Do the Work about?
“How to Do the Work” is a transformative guide by renowned therapist Dr. Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist. Drawing from her extensive expertise, Dr. LePera provides readers with actionable steps to recognize and break free from ingrained patterns, heal past wounds, and ultimately foster personal growth. This book offers a fresh approach to self-improvement, blending psychology, spirituality, and mindfulness.
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