Healing the Shame That Binds You

ISBN: 0932194869

Author: Bradshaw, John

Condition: New

In an emotionally revealing way John Bradshaw shows us how toxic shame is the core problem in our compulsions,co-dependencies, addictions and the drive to super-achieve. The result is a breakdown inthe family system and our inability to go forward with our lives. We are bound by our shame. Drawing from his 22 years of experience as a counselor, Bradshaw offers us the techniques to heal this shame. Using affirmations, visualizations, "inner voice" and "feeling" work plus guided meditations and other useful healing techniques, he realeases the shame that binds us to thepast.This important book breaks new ground in the core issues of societal and personal breakdown, offering techniques of recovery vital to all of us.

• The Many Faces of Shame - the Problem | The Sources of Toxic Shame | The Hiding Places of Toxic Shame | 12 Steps for transforming toxic shame into healthy shame | Healing your memories and changing your self-image