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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving—A Guide and Map for Recovering from Childhood Trauma

I have Complex PTSD [Cptsd] and wrote this book from the perspective of someone who has experienced a great reduction of symptoms over the years. I also wrote it from the viewpoint of someone who has discovered many silver linings in the long, windy, bumpy road of recovering from Cptsd.

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Pete Walker
2013
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After the Tears: Helping Adult Children of Alcoholics Heal Their Childhood Trauma

Adult children of alcoholics have learned how to “survive,” but often have difficulty “living” their lives. The trauma and grief of childhood losses affect every aspect of the life of an adult child of an alcoholic (ACoA).

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Jane Middelton-Moz, Lorie L. Dwinell
2010
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