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Mend or Move On

A Guide to Healing or Leaving Toxic Relationships

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Mend or Move On

By: Kate King
Narrated by: Kristin Aikin Salada
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A therapeutic guide to recognizing, releasing, and recovering from relationships that harm your mental and emotional health.

Relationships are meant to nourish us—but what happens when they cause harm instead? In Mend or Move On, licensed professional counselor and board-certified art therapist Kate King offers a bold, compassionate guide to breaking free from toxic dynamics and reclaiming a life rooted in self-respect and happiness.

King challenges the long-held belief that family loyalty and social harmony should come at the expense of personal well-being. With insight, clarity, and empathy, King outlines the seven most common traps that keep people stuck in painful friendships, partnerships, family bonds, and professional dynamics. These include internalized guilt, unhealed trauma, codependency, and more. She guides listeners through the difficult process of deciding whether to stay or walk away by outlining practical, psychology-informed tools that support both paths. Whether repairing a struggling bond or finding the strength to sever it, listeners will gain strategies to navigate complex emotional territory with integrity.

The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2026 Johns Hopkins University Press (P)2026 Redwood Audiobooks
Abuse Conflict Resolution Dysfunctional Families Parenting & Families Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships
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Critic Reviews

"This transformative book is medicine for anyone ready to stop abandoning themselves for the comfort of others." (Jen Berlingo, author of Midlife Emergence)

"A practical, inspiring guide for anyone who wants to transform their life by learning to recognize, understand, and release toxic relationship dynamics." (Eli Harwood, author of Raising Securely Attached Kids)

"A compassionate, practical, and deeply validating guide..." (Sherrie Campbell, author of Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members)

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