Healing the Shame That Binds You

By: John Bradshaw

Narrated by: John Pruden

Healing the Shame That Binds You is the most enduring work of family relationship expert and New York Times best-selling author John Bradshaw. In it, he shows how unhealthy toxic shame, often learned young and maintained into adulthood, is the core component in our compulsions, co-dependencies, addictions and drive to superachieve. While positive shame empowers us and sustains the fabric of our social system, inappropriate or misdirected shame results in the breakdown of our self-esteem, the destruction of the family system, and an inability to move forward with our lives. In an honest and emotionally revealing style based largely on his personal experience with addiction and his decades as a counselor, John Bradshaw moves from the source and manifestation of toxic shame to the practical tools---affirmations, visualizations, inner voice and feeling work, guided meditations, and other healing techniques---that will release the shame that binds us to our past.

©1988 John Bradshaw, Renewed 2005 by John Bradshaw (P)2011 Tantor

Must have book, deep read

This book was suggested by my therapist. It's pretty deep and heady. At times I wished the author would speak more to the regular fellow vs the psychologist, but still a great read.

Very relevant

this book and others by this author have been instrumental in my recovery from CPTSD.

What we all need to know about shame.

Before there was Brene Brown, there was John Bradshaw. Brilliant, humble, nurturing and honest, this book, over the years, continues to enlighten and comfort. True adulthood comes from an honest and thorough examination of our inner selves. A must read for a world that is teetering on the edge of self destruction.

Excellent work all around

Transformative reading. I really enjoyed the meditations. Performance was just right. Content was vulnerable and truthful. Highly recommend, engaging read!

Amazing

This book is powerful, amazing, and very thought provoking. This is the kind of book that changes lives. I recommend it to EVERYONE.