Healing the Shame That Binds You: recovery classics edition

Shame is the motivator behind many toxic behaviors like compulsion, codependency, addiction, and drive to superachieve. This title identifies personal shame, explains the underlying reasons, and addresses root causes.

"I used to drink," writes John Bradshaw, "to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed."

• This is not just a recovery book. Among other things, it is a classic book on identifying and working through unresolved family issues.
• Includes affirmations, visualizations, inner voice and feeling exercises.
• Strong supporting studies make this a popular book with counselors and other professionals.
• Completely updated and revised

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John Bradshaw (1933-2016) has been called America's leading personal growth expert. The author of five New York Times bestsellers, Bradshaw On: The Family, Healing the Shame That Binds You, Homecoming, Creating Love, and Family Secrets. He created and hosted four nationally broadcast PBS television series based on his best-selling books. John pioneered the concept of the Inner Child and brought the term dysfunctional family into the mainstream. He has touched and changed millions of lives through his books, television series, and his lectures and workshops around the country. During his career he worked as a counselor, theologian, management consultant, and public speaker, becoming one of the primary figures in the contemporary self-help movement.