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

Author: John Bradshaw

Narrator: Alan Bomar Jones

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/19/2011


Synopsis

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. Here, 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 setting and a 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.

About John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw is the Waltham Director of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Bristol and the founder of the Anthrozoology Institute at the University of Southampton. He has studied human-animal interactions for over twenty-five years and is the author of numerous academic papers on the subject. He lives in Southampton, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Morgan

This is a highly flawed book. It DEFINITELY didn’t age well in parts. But its also PURE GOLD if you’re able to roll with some of the more problematic material. There is TOO MUCH herein to summarize in this venue. But in short. Here are some of the (paraphrased) BIG IDEAS. HEALTY RELATIONSHIPS: A healthy......more

Goodreads review by Mark

When I read Bradshaw On: The Family, it was an energetic insight into many of the situations that I had encountered in my family of origin, and again in my marriage. I read it at the beginning of a long stretch of personal growth spurred on by divorce at the time. It served me well by giving me anoth......more

Goodreads review by Jiang

This book did give me a revolutionary discovery of myself and my family, thanks to my psychologist. It almost covers every aspect of a dysfunctional family. When I was reading it, I was shocked several times that how could a book know me that well. Some characters I used to think is mine but is actu......more

This book has some good ideas and insights, and I definitely learned something from it. But it is so poorly written and organized, and after a while the end-of-chapter summaries made me want to vomit. Bradshaw also comes across as both hokey and arrogant. I'm glad I read it, but as I was reading it......more