Family & Relationships audiobooks

The Empowered Wife

By: Laura Doyle

Narrated by: Laura Doyle

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Laura Doyle's marriage was in trouble, and couples counseling wasn't helping. On the brink of divorce, she decided to talk to women who'd been happily married for over a decade, and their advice stunned her. Now an internationally-recognized relationship expert, Doyle has shared her secrets with women around the globe, saving thousands of... Read more

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

By: Lundy Bancroft & JAC Patrissi

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In this supportive and straightforward guide, Lundy Bancroft, the author of Why Does He Do That?, and communication specialist JAC Patrissi offer a way for women to practically take stock of their relationships and move forward, with or without their partners. Women involved in chronically frustrating or unfulfilling relationships will learn... Read more

How to Dungeon Master Parenting

By: Shelly Mazzanoble

Narrated by: Shelly Mazzanoble

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Gather your party, it’s time to level up your parenting game! For years, millions of fans have looked to the beloved role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons for fun, friendship, and entertainment. And now parents and parents-to-be can use it to gain inspiration and how-to when it comes to their most challenging and rewarding role yet. Dungeon... Read more

The PDA Paradox

By: Harry Thompson

Narrated by: Elliot Chapman

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A memoir by an adult with PDA, reflecting back on his early childhood through to present day.

Diagnosed with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in his teenage years, Harry Thompson looks back with wit and humour at the ups and downs of family and romantic relationships, school, work and mental health, as well as his teenage struggle with drugs... Read more

Finding Meaning

By: David Kessler

Narrated by: David Kessler

Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In this groundbreaking and “poignant” (Los Angeles Times) book, David Kessler—praised for his work by Maria Shriver, Marianne Williamson, and Mother Teresa—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.

In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying.... Read more

Wild Things

By: Stephen James & David Thomas

Narrated by: David Colacci

Length: 10 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Playing off the themes in the Caldecott Medal–winning children's book Where the Wild Things Are, this informative, practical, and encouraging guide will help parents guide boys down the path to healthy and authentic manhood. Wild Things addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual parts of a boy, written by two therapists who are currently... Read more

Raising Free People

By: Akilah S. Richards

Narrated by: Akilah S. Richards

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

No one is immune to the byproducts of compulsory schooling and standardized testing. And while reform may be a worthy cause for some, it is not enough for countless others still trying to navigate the tyranny of what schooling has always been. Raising Free People argues that we need to build and work within systems designed for any human to... Read more

Safe Infant Sleep

By: James J. McKenna, PhD

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

Length: 6 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do current medical guidelines insist that cosleeping is unsafe? What is the difference between SIDS and SUID, and are they related to cosleeping? What should parents do to make a safe sleep space for their infant? If a family chooses to cosleep, how should they respond to reproach from friends, family, or medical professionals?



In Safe Infant... Read more

Free To Be

By: Jack Turban

Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins & Jack Turban

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

This authoritative guide to understanding and navigating gender identity from an acclaimed expert on the mental health of transgender and gender diverse youth is “a must-read for anyone seeking to better understand how we can truly help all our children thrive” (Chelsea Clinton, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

Kids today are more... Read more

All That Moves Us

By: Jay Wellons

Narrated by: Jay Wellons

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as well as he can operate provides a whole other level of amazement.”—Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth

“A powerful and moving account of the intense joys and sorrows of being a pediatric neurosurgeon.”—Henry Marsh,... Read more

Hungry Hearts

By: Walsh, Jennifer Rudolph

Narrated by: Various

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Sixteen innovators, creatives, and thought leaders—Austin Channing Brown, Sue Monk Kidd, and Luvvie Ajayi Jones, among others—share intimate stories of uncovering beauty and potential through moments of fear, loss, heartbreak, and uncertainty.

Over the course of four years, the traveling love rally called Together Live brought together diverse... Read more

F the Fairy Tale

By: Damona Hoffman

Narrated by: Damona Hoffman

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From a popular dating coach and podcast host, a guide to dismantling the myths that get in the way of finding love  Does dating feel like you’re chasing a “happily ever after” that always seems out of reach? You’re not alone: many modern daters are stuck following old rules, hung up on ideas like instant chemistry and “the One.” In F the Fairy... Read more

How to Be a Family

By: Dan Kois

Narrated by: Dan Kois

Length: 10 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "refreshingly relatable" (Outside) memoir, perfect for the self-isolating family, Slate editor Dan Kois sets out with his family on a journey around the world to change their lives together.What happens when one frustrated dad turns his kids' lives upside down in search of a new way to be a family?
Dan Kois and his wife always did their... Read more

I’m Sorry for My Loss

By: Rebecca Little & Colleen Long

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A must-listen investigation of reproductive health under fire in Post-Roe America.



More than a million people lose a pregnancy each year, whether through miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons. For most, the experience often casts a shadow of isolation, shame, and blame. In the aftermath of the 2022 decision to overturn Roe... Read more

The Collapse of Parenting

By: Leonard Sax

Narrated by: Leonard Sax

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In this New York Times bestseller, one of America’s premier physicians offers a must-read account of the new challenges facing parents today and a program for how we can better prepare our children to navigate the obstacles they face 

In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed author Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of obesity,... Read more

The Bottom Line for Baby

By: Tina Payne Bryson

Narrated by: Tina Payne Bryson

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Apply the best science to all your parenting decisions with this essential A–Z guide for your biggest questions and concerns from the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline

Every baby- and toddler-care decision sends parents scrambling to do the right thing, and often down into the rabbit hole of... Read more

The Bold World

By: Jodie Patterson

Narrated by: Jodie Patterson

Length: 10 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Inspired by her transgender son, activist Jodie Patterson explores identity, gender, race, and authenticity to tell the real-life story of a family’s history and transformation.

“A courageous and poetic testimony on family and the self, and the learning and unlearning we must do for those we love.”—Janet Mock
 
In 2009, Jodie Patterson, mother of... Read more

Sh*t My Dad Says

By: Justin Halpern

Narrated by: Sean Schemmel

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

After being dumped by his longtime girlfriend, twenty-eight-year-old Justin Halpern found himself living at home with his seventy-three-year-old dad. Sam Halpern, who is ""like Socrates, but angrier, and with worse hair,"" has never minced words, and when Justin moved back home, he began to record all the ridiculous things his dad said to... Read more

He's Not Lazy

By: Adam Price, PhD

Narrated by: Shawn Compton

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

On the surface, capable teenage boys may look lazy. But dig a little deeper, writes child psychologist Adam Price in He's Not Lazy, and you'll often find conflicted boys who want to do well in middle and high school but are afraid to fail, and so do not try. This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater... Read more

Expecting Better

By: Emily Oster

Narrated by: Emily Oster & Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

“Emily Oster is the non-judgmental girlfriend holding our hand and guiding us through pregnancy and motherhood. She has done the work to get us the hard facts in a soft, understandable way.” —Amy Schumer

What to Expect When You're Expecting meets Freakonomics: an award-winning economist and author of Cribsheet, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected... Read more

What I Want to Talk About

By: Pete Wharmby

Narrated by: Pete Wharmby

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

'This book isn't a memoir. It is a love letter to the phenomenon of autistic hyperfixation.'

A fascinating exploration of the autistic experience from leading advocate, Pete Wharmby.

In What I Want to Talk About popular autism advocate Pete Wharmby takes listeners on a journey through his special interests, illuminating the challenges of... Read more

Fair Play: Reese's Book Club

By: Eve Rodsky

Narrated by: Eve Rodsky

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 

"A hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button issues that so many families struggle with."--Reese Witherspoon

Tired, stressed, and in need of more help from your partner? Imagine running your household (and life!) in a new way...

It started with the Sh*t I Do List. Tired of being the "shefault" parent... Read more

No Son of Mine

By: Jonathan Corcoran

Narrated by: Christopher P. Brown

Length: 8 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jonathan Corcoran was the youngest and only son of three siblings in a family balanced on the precipice of poverty. His mother, a traditional, evangelical, and insular woman who had survived abuse and abandonment, was often his only ally. Together they navigated a strained homelife dominated by his distant, gambling-addicted father and shared a... Read more

It Will Never Happen to Me

By: Claudia Black, PhD

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Claudia Black's bestselling classic on the experience and legacy of being raised in an addictive household.



In an all too familiar scenario, played out in millions of homes every day, children who grow up in addictive families abide by certain rules: don't talk, don't trust, don't feel. The rigid survival roles and youthful coping behaviors they... Read more