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Resources for Adult Children
Non-Profit Support Organizations
Together Estranged (U.S. based)
Stand Alone (U.K. based)
Podcasts
Sherapy Sessions: Cutting Toxic Family Ties (Sherrie Campbell)
Adult Child Podcast (Andrea Ashely) – focuses on dysfunctional family issues
Books
Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members by Sherrie Campbell
But It’s Your Family: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath by Sherrie Campbell
Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Help and Hope for Adults in the Family Scapegoat Role by Rebecca Mandeville
Disentangling from Emotionally Immature People by Lindsay Gibson
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents and Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
Toxic Parents by Susan Forward
If You Had Controlling Parents by Dan Neurharth
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb
The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori
Adult Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Stephanie Kriesberg
Perfect Daughters by Robert Ackerman
Silent Sons by Robert Ackerman
Codependent No More by Melody Beattie
The Disease to Please by Harriet Braiker
Adult Children of Alcoholics by Janet Woititz
The Better Boundaries Workbook by Sharon Martin
Resources for Parents
Books
Coleman, J. (2021). Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict.
Pillemer, K. (2020). Fault Lines.
Gilbertson, T. (2020). Reconnecting with Your Estranged Adult Child: Practical Tips and Tools to Heal Your Relationship.
Davis, L. (2003). I thought we’d never speak again: The road from estrangement to reconciliation.
McGregor, S. (2016). Done with Crying.
McCoy, K. (2017). We Don’t Talk Anymore: Healing after Parents and Their Adult Children Become Estranged.
Support Groups
Done with Crying Parent Group led by Roberta Wasserman (scroll all the way to the bottom of the page for info on this group)
Other Educational or Support Resources
Dr. Joshua Coleman (webinars + more)
Dr. Tina Gilbertson (podcast + more)