Family & Relationships audiobooks

Living and Loving After Betrayal

By: Steven Stosny, PhD

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well-being and never intentionally hurt you. If you've recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have... Read more

The Honest Toddler

By: Bunmi Laditan

Narrated by: Kyle McCarley

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

In this antidote to heavy-handed advice books written by parenting "experts" who have gotten too big for size 2T britches, The Honest Toddler provides an indispensable manual to parenting that places the toddler's happiness front and center. Outrageously confident and sweetly indignant, The Honest Toddler tackles everything from preferred... Read more

Parenting Without Power Struggles

By: Susan Stiffelman, MFT

Narrated by: Susan Stiffelman

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you ever find yourself asking . . .
How can you get your children to do their homework without meltdowns, threats or bribes? How can you have a drama-free morning where the kids actually get out the door in time for school? How can you better manage your kids' screen time without making them want to hide what they're doing from you? Family... Read more

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems

By: Richard Ferber, M.D.

Narrated by: George K. Wilson

Length: 16 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Does your child:
Have difficulty falling asleep? Wake in the middle of the night? Suffer sleep terrors, sleepwalking, or nighttime fears? Have difficulty waking for school or staying awake in class? Snore, wet the bed, or head bang? In the first major revision of his bestselling, groundbreaking classic, Dr. Richard Ferber, the nation's foremost... Read more

Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!

By: John Pfeiffer

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

There are approximately 3,712 ways for a guy to look stupid during pregnancy—this book's here to help you avoid all (most) of them. And here's your first hint: Focus on what you can be doing for her rather than what's happening to her.

She's pregnant. She knows that. You know that. And her one hundred and fifty-two baby books tell her exactly... Read more

Controlling People

By: Patricia Evans

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Does this sound like someone you know?

Always needs to be right Tells you who you are and what you think Implies that you're wrong or inadequate when you don't agree Is threatened by people who are "different" Feels attacked when questioned Doesn't seem to really hear or see you

If any of the above traits sounds familiar, help is on the way! In... Read more

We Love Each Other, But . . .

By: Dr. Ellen Wachtel

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

We Love Each Other, But . . . offers simple, practical tips that will help you restore and strengthen a relationship that has gone off track. It lays out the nuts and bolts of building relationships so they continue to be gratifying over the long haul. Dr. Ellen Wachtel shows how, even when you feel like giving up on a relationship or marriage,... Read more

What Makes Love Last?

By: John M. Gottman, PhD & Nan Silver

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Dr. John Gottman, the country's preeminent researcher on marriage, is famous for his Love Lab at the University of Washington in Seattle where he deciphers the mysteries of human relationships through scientific research. His thirty-five years of exploration have earned him numerous awards, including from the National Institute of Mental Health,... Read more

Twelve Hours' Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old

By: Lisa Abidin & Suzy Giordano

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 2 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective "Limited-Crying Solution" that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night—and three hours in the day—by the age of twelve weeks old.

Giordano is the mother of five children... Read more

WHY Do They Act That Way?

By: Nat Bennett & David Walsh, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Even smart kids do stupid things. It's a simple fact of life. No one makes it through the teenage years unscathed—not the teens, not their parents. But now there's expert help for both generations in this groundbreaking new guide for surviving the drama of adolescence.

In WHY Do They Act That Way? nationally renowned, award-winning psychologist... Read more

The 6 Husbands Every Wife Should Have

By: Dr. Steven Craig

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"You're not the person I married; you've changed!" "I'm not the one who changed; you did!" Throughout his career as a marriage counselor, Dr. Steven Craig has heard these accusations repeated by couples time and time again, reflecting a dangerous belief common to many strained relationships: the idea that change should be avoided at all costs.... Read more

Freeing Your Child From Anxiety

By: Tamar E. Chansky, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Xe Sands

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Anxiety is the number one mental health problem facing young people today.


Childhood should be a happy and carefree time, yet more and more children today are exhibiting symptoms of anxiety, from bedwetting and clinginess to frequent stomach aches, nightmares, and even refusing to go to school. Parents everywhere want to know: All children have... Read more

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail

By: John M. Gottman, PhD

Narrated by: Paul Costanzo

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Psychologist John Gottman has spent twenty years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship. This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine what kind of marriage you have, where your strengths and... Read more

Beyond the Sling

By: Mayim Bialik, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Mayim Bialik was the child star of the popular 1990s TV sitcom Blossom, but she definitely didn't follow the typical child-star trajectory. Instead, Mayim got her Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA, married her college sweetheart, and had two kids. Mayim then did what many new moms do—she read a lot of books, talked with other parents, and she soon... Read more

What's Going on in There?

By: Lise Eliot, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Cris Dukehart

Length: 19 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is... Read more

Expecting Adam

By: Martha Beck

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 12 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed."The
messenger is a school janitor with a master's in art history who claims
to be channeling "from both sides of the veil." "He" is Adam, a
three-year-old who has never spoken an intelligible word. And the
message is intended for Martha Beck, Adam's mother,... Read more

Raising Happiness

By: Christine Carter, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

What do we wish most for our children? Next to being healthy, we want
them to be happy, of course! Fortunately, a wide array of scientific
studies show that happiness is a learned behavior, a muscle we can help
our children build and maintain.

Drawing on what psychology,
sociology, and neuroscience have proven about confidence, gratefulness,
and... Read more

Simplicity Parenting

By: Kim John Payne, M.Ed. & Lisa M. Ross

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Today's busier, faster society is waging an undeclared war on childhood.
With too much stuff, too many choices, and too little time, children
can become anxious, have trouble with friends and school, or even be
diagnosed with behavioral problems. Now internationally renowned family
consultant Kim John Payne helps parents reclaim for their... Read more

Little Girls Can Be Mean

By: Michelle Anthony, M.A., Ph.D. & Reyna Lindert, ...

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

As experts in developmental psychology and each a mother of
three, Dr. Michelle Anthony and Dr. Reyna Lindert began noticing an
alarming pattern of social struggle among girls as young as five,
including their own daughters. In today's world, it is likely that your
daughter has been faced with bullying and friendship issues, too—and perhaps... Read more

Carly's Voice

By: Arthur Fleischmann & Carly Fleischmann

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell & Patrick Lawlor

Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

At the age of two, Carly Fleischmann was diagnosed with severe autism and an oral motor condition that prevented her from speaking. Doctors predicted that she would never intellectually develop beyond the abilities of a small child. Although she made some progress after years of intensive behavioral and communication therapy, Carly remained... Read more

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It

By: Patricia Love, Ed.D. & Steven Stosny, PhD

Narrated by: Laural Merlington

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever had this conversation with your spouse?

Wife: "Honey, we need to talk about us."
Husband: "Do we have to?"

Drs.
Patricia Love and Steven Stosny have studied this all-too-familiar
dynamic between men and women and have reached a truly shocking
conclusion. Even with the best of intentions, talking about your
relationship doesn't bring... Read more

Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?

By: Gina Pera

Narrated by: Pam Ward

Length: 14 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The science has been clear since 1994, when Adult ADHD was declared a medical diagnosis. Still, the public harbors misconceptions. That means millions suffer needlessly. Moreover, that includes millions of couples who can't understand why their marriages or intimate relationships are so hard—sometimes despite many attempts at couple... Read more

Toxic Parents

By: Craig Buck & Dr. Susan Forward

Narrated by: Jo Anna Perrin

Length: 10 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

When you were a child...



—Did your parents tell you you were bad or worthless?



—Did your parents use physical pain to discipline you?



—Did you have to take care of your parents because of their problems?



—Were you often frightened of your parents?



—Did your parents do anything to you that had to be kept secret?



Now that you're an adult...



—Do your... Read more

The Sibling Effect

By: Jeffrey Kluger

Narrated by: Pete Larkin

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Nobody affects us as deeply as our brothers and sisters—not parents, not children, not friends. From the time we—and they—are born, our siblings are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and cautionary tales. They teach us how to resolve conflicts and how not to, how to conduct friendships and when to walk away. Our siblings are... Read more