20+ Essential Parental Alienation Books

Curated collection of professional guides, personal stories, research, and recovery resources for parents, professionals, and adult survivors of parental alienation.

Practical guide for coping and healing from alienation.

Strategies when ex tries to turn kids against you.

Breaking ties that bind adult children.

Parental Alienation – Science and Law

William Bernet, Demosthenes Lorandos (Editors)

Comprehensive research and legal perspectives.

Personal story of rising above alienation.

A Promise to Ourselves

Alec Baldwin, Mark Tabb

Journey through fatherhood and divorce.

Don't Hug Your Mother

JP Byrne, Brendan Byrne

Powerful alienation memoir.

Story of alienation and recovery.

Broken Family Bonds

Joan Kloth-Zanard

Poems and stories from victims.

Resolving parental alienation.

A Family's Heartbreak

Michael Jeffries, Joel Davies

Parent's introduction to alienation.

Surviving divorce and alienation.

Divorce Poison

Richard Warshak

Classic on alienation tactics.

Freedom of Mind

Steven Hassan

Cult recovery and mind control.

Challenging Parental Alienation

Jean Mercer, Drew Mercer

Critical perspectives on alienation.

Detailed behavioral analysis.

Healing from toxic parenting.

Recognizing manipulation.

Codependent No More

Melody Beattie

Recovery from dysfunctional relationships.

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