Bradshaw On: The Family:? A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem
by John Bradshaw
The author states that emotions are ?energy in motion,? and valuable to us. This is only one of the many eye-opening concepts in this book.
Mainly, this book is written for people who have experienced dysfunctional homes, such as alcoholism or any sort of abuse in their childhood. Its information helps to identify and understand how the dysfunction affected them as children, and how it continues into adulthood.
Understanding is the first step to being able to move beyond the self-punitive and self-destructive habits that they may have as adults. But it?s also helpful for those who grew up in so-called ?functional? homes, since in most homes there?s some sort of dysfunction.
The author writes a lot about rules, roles and how they affect an individual. He also addresses the family ?trance,? saying that we accept ideas in that state and continue to operate with those concepts until the trance is broken.
This book was based on John Bradshaw?s television series of the same name. The series was more impromptu and as the author says, ?lacked detail.? This book guides the reader into a better understanding of what they?re doing and why, and why their life may not be working.
empowerment ? personal development ? self-esteem ? self-help ? self-improvement ? self-worth
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