Family & Relationships audiobooks

Hypnobirthing

By: Siobhan Miller

Narrated by: Siobhan Miller

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

THIS BOOK WILL MAKE YOUR BIRTH BETTER. IT IS FOR EVERY WOMAN AND EVERY TYPE OF BIRTH.

AS FEATURED ON DRAGONS' DEN.

'Siobhan manages to completely demystify hypnobirthing, making it accessible and relevant to all women and all births. This book will be a complete game changer and I will be recommending it to mums-to-be from now on' Sarah Turner,... Read more

Uniquely Human: Updated and Expanded

By: Barry M. Prizant

Narrated by: Barry M. Prizant

Length: 11 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the Autism Society of America’s Dr. Temple Grandin Award for the Outstanding Literary Work in Autism

A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world’s leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human—this is “required reading....Breathtakingly simple and profoundly positive” (Chicago Tribune).

Autism therapy... Read more

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read

By: Philippa Perry

Narrated by: Philippa Perry

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

More than 1.3 million copies sold worldwide!

“A wonderful book”―Richard Osman

“If you're determinedly not a self-help kind of reader (like me), make an exception for [this book]. And if you're not a parent, don't dismiss it. The message is one of non-judgmental kindness.”―Vogue (London)
 
How can we have better relationships?

In this instant... Read more

The Five Invitations

By: Frank Ostaseski

Narrated by: Frank Ostaseski

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life.

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in... Read more

Group Living and Other Recipes

By: Lola Milholland

Narrated by: Lola Milholland

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

For readers of Braiding Sweetgrass and How to Do Nothing—books that invite us to imagine better ways to live (and live with each other)—comes a spirited and charming exploration of group living from a child of the counterculture that encourages us to redefine the meaning of home and family.
Lola Milholland grew up in the nineties, the child of... Read more

Looking After Your Autistic Self

By: Niamh Garvey

Narrated by: Lara Hutchinson

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

'I no longer try to mask my autism; I now work to support my autism'

Take charge of your needs including sensory self-care and emotional regulation for a calmer and happier life.

It is a myth that autistic children grow into 'less autistic' adults. In fact, many autistic adults feel more overwhelmed as they age as the stresses of social demands... Read more

The Grieving Brain

By: Mary-Frances O'Connor

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

NPR SciFri Book Club PickNext Big Idea Club's ""Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022""Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love, loss, and learning.In The Grieving Brain,... Read more

The Self-Driven Child

By: William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson

Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith

Length: 11 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“Instead of trusting kids with choices . . . many parents insist on micromanaging everything from homework to friendships. For these parents, Stixrud and Johnson have a simple message: Stop.” —NPR

“This humane, thoughtful book turns the latest brain science into valuable practical advice for parents.” —Paul Tough, New York Times bestselling... Read more

Parenting Boys’ Emotions

By: LIONEL MCMANN

Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The boy he is will shape the man he will become—give the special boy in your life a chance to be confident, responsible and socially adept without waiting another day!The gender roles are constantly changing, but some qualities are key to success across the board.Even though the world is more diverse and accepting, boys still have a few hills to... Read more

Brave Talk

By: Melody Stanford Martin

Narrated by: Nancy Peterson

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

When we disagree about fundamental issues, especially issues such as politics or religion, it can be incredibly difficult to maintain close interpersonal relationships. These differences have ended friendships and caused rifts in families. We need a tool to help us build more resilient relationships despite real and present differences.



In Brave... Read more

Tell Me More

By: Kelly Corrigan

Narrated by: Kelly Corrigan

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A story-driven collection of essays on the twelve powerful phrases we use to sustain our relationships, from the bestselling author of Glitter and Glue and The Middle Place

“Kelly Corrigan takes on all the big, difficult questions here, with great warmth and courage.”—Glennon Doyle

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE... Read more

Tiny Beautiful Things (10th Anniversary Edition)

By: Cheryl Strayed

Narrated by: Cheryl Strayed

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

NOW A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK • An anniversary edition of the bestselling collection of "Dear Sugar" advice columns written by the author of #1 bestseller Wild—featuring a new preface and six additional columns.

For more than a decade, thousands of people have sought advice from Dear Sugar—the... Read more

Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors

By: Robyn Gobbel

Narrated by: Robyn Gobbel

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

"All behavior makes sense"
'"It most certainly does not!", is probably your first reaction.

Parenting and neuroscience expert Robyn Gobbel is here to reveal how all behavior, no matter how baffling, can be explained and remedied. You just need to look past the behavior and understand what's going on inside.

Robyn decodes the latest brain science... Read more

Raising Securely Attached Kids

By: Eli Harwood

Narrated by: Eli Harwood, KJ Althoff, Te Anna Brown, Angela ...

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“A comprehensive road map for parents who want to raise securely attached, emotionally healthy children. A parenting must-read.” —Alyssa Blask Campbell, M.Ed., author of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions
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Learn how to create a lifetime of connection, trust, and open communication with your children through connection-focused parenting.

Though... Read more

Who Could Ever Love You

By: Mary L. Trump, PhD

Narrated by: Mary L. Trump, PhD

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

This program is read by the author.

Who Could Ever Love You is an intimate, heartbreaking memoir of a father, a mother, and a family’s exile.

Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch’s relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real estate developer... Read more

When You Care

By: Elissa Strauss

Narrated by: Helen Laser

Length: 8 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “urgent and necessary book” (Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author), journalist Elissa Strauss explores the powerful role caring for others plays in our individual and communal lives, weaving together research and stories from parents and caregivers with a feminist bent.

Behind our current caregiving crisis, in which a... Read more

The Meaning of Marriage

By: Timothy Keller

Narrated by: Lloyd James & Marguerite Gavin

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“Incredibly rich with wisdom and insight that will leave the reader, whether single or married, feeling uplifted.” —The Washington Times

Based on the acclaimed sermon series by New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone—Christians, skeptics, singles, longtime married couples, and those about to be engaged—the... Read more

Relinquished

By: Gretchen Sisson

Narrated by: Angel Pean, Emily Norman, Katie Koster, Kimberl...

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

"Essential reading." —NPR “Books We Love”

“Dares to imagine a different world where Americans treat adoption like the justice issue it is.” ―Washington Post

“Impressively reported…[Sisson] uses her deep well of knowledge to make the case that adoption is no solution for Americans’ reduced access to abortion.” ―San Francisco Chronicle

A powerful... Read more

Come of Age

By: Stephen Jenkinson

Narrated by: Stephen Jenkinson

Length: 17 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In his landmark provocative style, Stephen Jenkinson makes the case that we must birth a new generation of elders, one poised and willing to be true stewards of the planet and its species.

Come of Age does not offer tips on how to be a better senior citizen or how to be kinder to our elders. Rather, with lyrical prose and incisive insight,... Read more

No Bad Kids

By: Janet Lansbury

Narrated by: Janet Lansbury

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A modern classic on the gentle art of discipline for toddlers, by the internationally renowned childcare expert, podcaster, and author of Elevating Child Care

“No Bad Kids provides practical ways to respond to the challenges of toddlerhood while nurturing a respectful relationship with your child.”—Tina Payne Bryson, PhD, co-author of The... Read more

The Fixed Stars

By: Molly Wizenberg

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

At age thirty-six, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had changed irredeemably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our... Read more

All of This

By: Rebecca Woolf

Narrated by: Rebecca Woolf

Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

“Beautifully written, complex, provocative, painful, genuine...an unforgettable memoir.”—ROXANE GAY“Wonderfully lyrical and uncomfortably honest in a way that is so rare, yet so needed.”—JENNY LAWSON“Disturbing and profound, this intimate book also reveals the sometimes-labyrinthine nature of the bonds that unite people in love...A provocative... Read more

Becoming the One

By: Sheleana Aiyana

Narrated by: Sheleana Aiyana

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Spiritual writer and founder of Rising Woman, Sheleana Aiyana takes you on a transformational inner-work journey to heal life-long relationship pattens and reclaim power over your life.

Romantic relationships have the ability to infuse our lives with the magic of intimacy and connection. But for many of us, that magic is fleeting—over and over,... 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