Mend or Move On

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.