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Are you outwardly successful but inwardly do you feel like a big kid? Do you aspire to be a loving parent but all too often “lose it” in hurtful ways? Do you crave intimacy but sometimes wonder if it’s worth the struggle? Or are you plagued by constant vague feelings of anxiety or depression?
If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing the hidden but damaging effects of a painful childhood—carrying within you a “wounded inner child” that is crying out for attention and healing.
In this powerful book, John Bradshaw shows how we can learn to nurture that inner child, in essence offering ourselves the good parenting we needed and longed for. Through a step-by-step process of exploring the unfinished business of each developmental stage, we can break away from destructive family rules and roles and free ourselves to live responsibly in the present. Then, says Bradshaw, the healed inner child becomes a source of vitality, enabling us to find new joy and energy in living.
Homecoming includes a wealth of unique case histories and interactive techniques, including questionnaires, letter-writing to the inner child, guided meditations, and affirmations. Pioneering when introduced, these classic therapies are now being validated by new discoveries in attachment research and neuroscience. No one has ever brought them to a popular audience more effectively and inspiringly than John Bradshaw.
If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing the hidden but damaging effects of a painful childhood—carrying within you a “wounded inner child” that is crying out for attention and healing.
In this powerful book, John Bradshaw shows how we can learn to nurture that inner child, in essence offering ourselves the good parenting we needed and longed for. Through a step-by-step process of exploring the unfinished business of each developmental stage, we can break away from destructive family rules and roles and free ourselves to live responsibly in the present. Then, says Bradshaw, the healed inner child becomes a source of vitality, enabling us to find new joy and energy in living.
Homecoming includes a wealth of unique case histories and interactive techniques, including questionnaires, letter-writing to the inner child, guided meditations, and affirmations. Pioneering when introduced, these classic therapies are now being validated by new discoveries in attachment research and neuroscience. No one has ever brought them to a popular audience more effectively and inspiringly than John Bradshaw.
About the Author
John Bradshaw was educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood and took advanced degrees in psychology, philosophy, and theology before becoming a professional counselor. He is the author of such major bestsellers as Family Secrets, Healing the Shame That Binds You, Homecoming, and Creating Love. He lives in Houston, Texas, and gives lectures and workshops nationwide.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
homecoming by john bradshaw,
This review is from: Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child (Paperback)
The book is excellent. I already knew about the book and was looking for an easy way to purchase it and also for a good price. I found both at Amazon as I always do. The book came quickly and in excellent condition and it was advertised only as very good.Bradshaw's work is always very good and I knew this one would be also. It is written clearly and in an easy reading style. It is easy to follow thru with the psychological program it outlines becasue of how well it is written. It all makes sence. It is step by step program. You can do as much or as little work as you wish for yourself at that time. You can always go back and do more work at a later time or after you have digested what you have already read. It is healing just to read the book. It is suggested you find a counselor or a group of safe people to do the work with to gain full benefit from the book. However, just reading it alone is a great help and gives much food for though and also healing of the heart. Hurray for BRADSHAW!
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It has worked for me,
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This review is from: Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child (Paperback)
It's been a good 8 or 9 years since I read "Homecoming" and did the inner child work. I followed Mr. Bradshaw's suggestion to work with a therapist, and although it might not have been my therapist's choice for me, we both agreed that the work was sound and the healings lasting.I could see how it might not work for everyone, because you have to be ready to see your wounded self and not just have pity on you. Parenting your inner child is hard work, because we are constantly tempted to have tantrums instead of moving beyond the stuff in our childhoods that makes us react instead of act. I found it excellent, and not difficult to follow. But you have to be ready to deal with yourself and your past. If you're not, then I suspect it's not yet time to read this book. If you are ready, this is a most excellent tool.
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Bradshaw is courageous!,
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To accept our vulnerability is to be courageous. Bradshaw himself had a lot of emotional pain and he has figured out that by being honest about our feelings, it is possible to resolve past emotional pain! The concept itself is not new - in some cultures such as that in the Indian tradition, to grieve over our losses is considered very important. A prime example is the mourning that occurs after the death of a dear one. The family cries and cries along with friends and relatives, sometimes for days on end. After reading Bradshaw's book, practicing his techniques, and experiencing a sense of empowerment and emotional growth, I can fully appreciate this tradition of nursing grief, brought to us from our forefathers.Just like the body is capable of healing a physical wound by itself - all we need to do is protect the wound from being hurt again, take some precautions, etc, thank God that the mind is capable of healing emotional wounds by itself - otherwise there would be no sane people in this world. Today's (modern?) life doesn't permit us to provide this mind an environment conducive to healing, unless we are deliberate. Bradshaw gives us techniques which will help us and our loved ones for the rest of our lives. Thanks to Bradshaw and others like him, I now thoroughly know the value of nursing grief, and by implication the emotion distress we can cause our children and relatives by our improper behaviour. Bradshaw is a gift to humanity.
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