Bradshaw On: The Family: A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem

John Bradshaw

Jan 2010 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Based on the public television series of the same name, Bradshaw On: The Family is John Bradshaw's seminal work on the dynamics of families that has sold more than a million copies since its original publication in 1988. Within its pages, you will discover the cause of emotionally impaired families. You will learn how unhealthy rules of behavior are passed down from parents to children, and the destructive effect this process has on our society.

Using the latest family research and recovery material in this new edition, Bradshaw also explores the individual in both a family and societal setting. He shows you ways to escape the tyranny of family-reinforced behavior traps--from addiction and co-dependency to loss of will and denial--and demonstrates how to make conscious choices that will transform your life and the lives of your loved ones. He helps you heal yourself and then, using what you have learned helps you heal your family.
Finally, Bradshaw extends this idea to our society: by returning yourself and your family to emotional health, you can heal the world in which you live. He helps you reenvision societal conflicts from the perspective of a global family, and shares with you the power of deep democracy: how the choices you make every day can affect--and improve--your world.

Ratings and reviews

He starts out really good, then about half way thru it devolves into a pointless, directionless twelve step program worship tome. Once Bradshaw starts thumping the AA bible, it becomes just plain stupid. Read it for the first half, but once he starts in on the AA stuff, drop it fast.

Brilliant. I have shared this book with so many people. I am always amazed when I read this book again, because it is so awesome. Mr. Bradshaw is the bomb-diggity-do

I have read and re- read this book for 35 years and it continuously inspires me to be a better person and now a therapist and to help those that are looking for their own road. Thank you John for your tireless effort to help others.

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.