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John Bradshaw Inner Child Expert John Bradshaw is one of America’s leading personal growth experts. He is active in the self-help movement, and pioneered the concept of the “inner child” and brought the term “dysfunctional family” into the mainstream. His books are mainly works of popular psychology. Bradshaw is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including “Homecoming”, which shows readers how to reclaim and nurture their inner child. His books have sold over four million copies in North America. During the 1980’s and 1990’s, he hosted a number of PBS television specials based on his books. Bradshaw has lived everything he writes about. Born in Houston into a troubled family, he was abandoned by his alcoholic father and became a high academic achiever who was also an out-of-control teenager. He completed his education in Canada, where he studied for the Roman Catholic priesthood, earning three degrees from the University of Toronto. During the past 25 years, Bradshaw has worked as a counselor, theologian, management consultant, and public speaker. He also lectures and holds workshops throughout the country, touching millions of lives. Currently, he remains active in the self-help movement by serving as a Senior Fellow at The Meadows, an Arizona psychiatric hospital with a holistic approach to therapy. John Bradshaw Quick Facts Main Areas: Psychology Best Sellers: “Homecoming”; “Healing the Shame That Binds You”; “Bradshaw On: The Family”; “Creating Love”; “Family Secrets” Career Achievements: Author; Lecturer; Counselor; Theologian, Management Consultant Affiliations: The Meadows, Wickenberg, AZ   Book Excerpts "Homecoming" "Creating Love" "Bradshaw On: The Family"   Contact John Bradshaw ADDRESS: Bradshaw Cassettes P.O.Box 720947 Houston,TX 77272 PHONE: 713-541-4254 WEBSITE: www.johnbradshaw.com   Getting Started with John Bradshaw A great place to get started is with Bradshaw’s well known book, “Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child”, and the PBS special of the same title. Bradshaw believes that everybody has an “inner child,” and for many of us, it was damaged or wounded during our childhood from living in a dysfunctional family. In “Homecoming”, Bradshaw offers a guide to understanding and mourning our wounded inner child. The book, his therapy, and his programs are about healing yourself. He draws on techniques used in his workshops to help put readers in touch with painful childhood memories and experiences. He believes that only after confronting and re-experiencing these past hurts can we break the family cycle of dysfunction and move ahead with our lives. Bradshaw uses practical techniques, case histories, and questionnaires to demonstrate how your wounded inner child may be causing you pain. You’ll learn to gradually and safely go back to reclaim and nurture that inner child—and literally help yourself grow up again. Homecoming shows you how to: Validate your inner child through meditations and affirmations. Give your child permission to break destructive family roles and rules. Adopt new rules allowing pleasure and honest self-expression. Deal with anger and difficult relationships. Pay attention to your innermost purpose and desires...and find new joy and energy in living. John Bradshaw’s books and ideas have impacted millions of people. If you feel that you were brought up in a dysfunctional family and want some help, “Homecoming is for you.   Favorite Quotes and Thoughts from John Bradshaw   It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers—they help us to learn. Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life. Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain. The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back. Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.   John Bradshaw Products   Books: Healing the Shame That Binds You: Recovery Classics Edition Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child Bradshaw On: The Family Family Secrets: The Path to Self Acceptance and Reunion Creating Love: The Next Great Stage of Growth Breaking Free of the Co-Dependency Trap The Price of Nice Bradshaw On The Family: A Revolutionary Way of Self Discovery Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment: A Way To Be Fully Together Without Giving Up Yourself Fighting Fair Men & Women Are From Earth After All: Effective Ways to Deal With 10 Problems Inherent in All Relationships Creating Love Return to Virtue Clinical Neuropsychology: Behavioral and Brain Science Family Secrets When God Becomes a Drug: Book 1; Understanding Religious Addictions and Religious Abuse Concordance to the Poetic Works of John Milton The Flight From Intimacy: Healing Your Relationship of Counter-Dependence – The Other Side of Co-Dependency The Behavior of the Domestic Cat Surviving Divorce Principles of Companion Animal Behavior Therapy Future of the Family The Year of Miracle and Grief Homecoming Absent Fathers Basic Experiments in Neuropsychology Creating Healthy Relationships Post Romantic Stress Disorder Bradshaw on Eating Disorders Hemispheric Specialization and Psychological Function   Audio Cassettes: The Price of Nice Fighting Fair Men & Women Are From Earth After All: Effective Ways to Deal With 10 Problems Inherent in All Relationships Creating Love Return to Virtue Surviving Divorce Future of the Family Creating Healthy Relationships Post Romantic Stress Disorder Bradshaw on Eating Disorders Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families   Audio CDs: Post Romantic Stress Disorder Fighting Fair    DVDs: Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families Bradshaw on Creating Love   Other Programs and Highlights John Bradshaw is the author of five New York Times best seller books, and was nominated for an Emmy for his PBS television programs.

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