In an emotionally revealing way, Bradshaw shows us how toxic shame is the core problem in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions, and the drive to superachieve, resulting in the breakdown in the family system and our inability to go forward with our lives.
In Homecoming John Bradshaw one of the world's leading figures in the field of psychology and recovery, explains his revolutionary techniques to reveal the inner child.He believes that the wounds we receive during childhood and adolescence can continue to contaminate our adult lives. His methods explained clearly in this book, help people to reach ...
Eight years after the initial publication of Bradshaw on the Family, John Bradshaw revisits his seminal work on the dynamics of families. In this updated edition, Bradshaw moves beyond the facts on emotionally impaired families and breaks new ground, showing how families can heal themselves and, at the same time, heal the world in which they live.
Drawing on his workshops, Bradshaw presents a carefully tailored-for-audio presentation of principles and--for the first time ever on tape--meditations that are central to the Homecoming process.
Bradshaw's phenomenal bestseller Homecoming introduced the concept of the inner child to a vast new audience. With this book, he moves beyond the wounded child to show how all of us, whatever our backgrounds, can build loving adult relationships in "the next great stage of growth".
Based on the television series of the same name, Bradshaw focuses on the dynamics of the family, how the rules and attitudes learned while growing up become encoded within each family member.
A step-by-step guide to uncovering the secrets of the past and present, using Bradshaw's genogram tool to chart key relationships. This book shows how to recognize crucial gaps and silences, reconstruct missing information, and decipher partial memories.
In his groundbreaking "New York Times" bestselling books and compelling PBS specials, John Bradshaw transformed our understanding of the family and became a dominant figure in the field of addiction and recovery. Now he brings together a lifetime of experience and teaching to redefine virtue--how we learn it and live it--for our troubled times. ...
This work examines the family's mysterious power to affect our lives. The book explains how secrets are created, how they influence us, and the risks and benefits of exploring them. With the aid of a genogram, the book provides us with a step-by-step guide to uncovering the secrets of the past and present. There are many case studies which ...
Do you know someone who has trouble being close to others? Acts self-centered and egotistical? Never asks for help, even when needed? Has to look good at all times? Works long hours but never gets finished? Expects perfection in self and others? Is seldom vulnerable or weak? Has difficulty relaxing? If so, this person may suffer from ...
Father Leo Booth, nationally renowned spokesperson on recovery issues, reveals a startling picture of millions of people living dysfunctional lives through their religious addiction. Father Booth offers a clear-cut program, giving readers practical ways to overcome excessive devotion and attain healthy spirituality.
The framework used in this revised edition of the best-selling "Breaking Free from the Codependency Trap" differs radically from the prevailing medical definition of codependency as a permanent, progressive and incurable addiction. Rather, the authors identify it as a "developmental fragment" remaining from incomplete developmental tasks during ...
Stephen Wolinsky brings us full circle in understanding the reality of our inner child. Rather than being always "precious," Dr. Wolinsky shows us the dysfunctional shadow side of our inner child and puts us in touch with those frozen, inner-child memories or trance states that keep creating problems by filtering reality through outmoded, limited, ...
Christina Crawford's devastating memoir Mommie Dearest (over 5,000,000 sold), first as book and later as Hollywood film, made the American public aware of violence in the family. In No Safe Place, drawing further on her personal story, but adding sociological research and case histories, the author shows how family violence is responsible for ...
Emphasizing that all relationships can be either nurturing or soul-destroying, Bradshaw identifies the traps of counterfeit love, offers a four-stage process for breaking free of the past, and reveals a new way of living and loving.
Extending beyond the usual discussion of romantic love and marriage, the author sets out to show how all our relationships - with parents and children, with friends and colleagues, with ourselves and God - can be either nurturing or soul-destroying. He identifies the traps of counterfeit love and teaches a four-stage process for breaking free of ...
Searching for the book of love letters from the Sex in the City movie? This book contains those letters as well as some of the most passionate and romantic poems and love letters ever written. Explore the private longings and passions of the greatest men and women in history. Find yourself in the middle of torrid love affairs, undying devotion, ...
John Bradshaw has become a primary figure in the field of family relationships. In this widely acclaimed PBS television series, Bradshaw On: The Family, Bradshaw focuses on the crisis within the family today, how attitudes become encoded within family members and then acted out within the family and society as a whole.
A collection of physical, mental, and emotional games meant to be played at a time without planning or equipment offers a framework for putting fun back into everyday life without spending more time or money.
Bringing together ideas from several cake-decorating specialists, this cookbook contains over 80 cake designs, ranging from frilly designs to computers. It is designed for both beginners and experienced cakemakers and contains a special section on novelty birthday cakes.
This book is not just about diet, but life - and the dynamism of a lifestyle change that yields new levels of personal confidence and energy, stamina and productivity. Your life can be the enhanced life - that through the two key elements of Determination and Dedication, is made even richer! Authors Bridgman and Bradshaw hand you the keys in ...
Nice guys often finish last. In this lecture, John Bradshaw exposes the hidden and frequently destructive forces behind the facade of being the "nice guy". Here, he explains how such behavior can destroy relationships and intimacy by never being honestly connected with others. Finally, Bradshaw offers practical insights into how listeners can ...
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Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
by
Sharon Salzberg, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. (Foreword by)
