Welcome to the Soberly Blended “Media, Books, and Podcasts” section, a handpicked selection of literature, podcasts, and media that speaks to the unique challenges of navigating co-parenting, blended families, sobriety, and generational trauma. This space is designed to provide you with insightful stories, expert advice, and practical tools that can inspire healing, foster growth, and support you in your personal journey. Whether you’re looking for guidance, relatable experiences, or just a bit of encouragement, these resources are here to help you move forward with strength and clarity.
Featured in the Resilience Community
April 2025 Feature- Educated by Tara Westover
One of the most acclaimed books of our time: an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
March 2025 Feature – What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo
A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life.
Books and Literature
Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives – Emma Katz, PhD.
Emma is among the world’s leading academic experts on how coercive control harms children and mother-child relationships, and how these harms can be overcome.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. He uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
Untamed – Glennon Doyle (The #1 New York Times Seller)
In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us.
Coercive Control in Children’s and Mothers’ Lives – Emma Katz, PhD.
Emma is among the world’s leading academic experts on how coercive control harms children and mother-child relationships, and how these harms can be overcome.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors. He uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma literally reshapes both body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust.
Untamed – Glennon Doyle (The #1 New York Times Seller)
In her most revealing and powerful memoir yet, the activist, speaker, bestselling author, and “patron saint of female empowerment” (People) explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us.