Books for Healing and
Recovery from NPD
Finding information on healing from NPD can be challenging. The resources below represent some of the best books on recovery from Narcissistic Personality Disorder, as well as other helpful ideas for the journey to emotional well-being.
Books
The Tao of Fully Feeling, Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame, Pete Walker
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Unmasking Narcissism, Mark Ettehson, PsyD
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Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, Lindsay P. Gibson, PsyD
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The Tao of Fully Feeling, Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame, Pete Walker
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In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness, Peter A. Levine, Phd
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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: An Essential DBT Guide for Managing Intense Emotions, Anxiety, Mood Swings, Heath Metzger
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It Wasn’t Your Fault: Freeing Yourself from the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion, Beverly Engel, LMFT
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Don’t Believe Everything You Feel, Robert L. Leahy, PhD
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How to Do the Work, Dr. Nicole LePera
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Addicted to the Monkey Mind: Change the Programming That Sabotages Your Life, J. F. Benoist
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Compassion’s COMPASS: Strategies for Developing Insight, Kindness, and Empathy, Wilson C. Hurley
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Workbooks
Uncovering the Resilient Core: A Workbook on the Treatment of Narcissistic Defenses, Shame and Emerging Authenticity, by Patricia Gianotti and Jack Danielian
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Repeat After Me: A workbook for Adult Children Overcoming Dysfunctional Family Systems, Claudia Black, PhD
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A Better Boundaries Workbook, Sharon Martin, MSW, LCSW
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The Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Workbook for Anger, Alexander L. Chapman, PhD, RPsych; Kim L. Gratz, PhD
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Relationships in Recovery: Repairing Damage and Building Healthy Connections While Overcoming Addiction, Kelly E. Green, PhD
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Addiction-specific Books
Recover: Freedom for Our Addictions, Russell Brand
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Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Dr. Anna Lembke
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Exit the Maze, Dr. Donna Marks
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The Mindfulness Workbook for Addiction, Rebecca E. Williams PhD and Julie S. Kraft MA
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Conscious Recovery & Workbook, TJ Woodward and Dr. Adriana Popescu