Healing the Shame That Binds YouIn 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 in the 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 the past. This important book breaks new ground in the core issues of societal and personal breakdown, offering techniques of recovery vital to all of us. |
Contents
The Toxically Destructive Faces of Shame LDL Shame | |
The Major Sources of Toxic Shame | |
The Hiding Places of Toxic Shame | |
THE SOLUTIONThe Recovery and Uncovery | |
Liberating Your Wounded Inner Child and Redoing Toxic | |
Integrating Your Disowned Parts | |
Confronting and Changing Your Toxic Inner Voices | |
Choosing to Love and Forgive Yourself for Your Mistakes | |
Dealing with Toxic Shame in Relationships | |
SPIRITUAL AWAKENINGThe Discovery Process | |
Spirituality and Sexuality | |
Discovering Your | |
EPILOGUE | |
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