John Bradshaw
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express learned opportunity worthwhile
I think it was a very worthwhile meeting. I feel we learned a lot and I feel we had the opportunity to express our opinions.
teacher mistake learning
It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.
relationship children reality
Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.
soulmate pain recovery
Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.
truth pain lying
It's essential to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life's pain. Lying distorts reality. All forms of distorted thinking must be corrected.
mets aggressive fearful
I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.
denial sincere delusional
Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.
inner-strength virtue
Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.
underlying
In a sense, all of my books have been about a 'poisonous pedagogy,' which engenders a culture of obedience, this underlying theme of patriarchal systems.
subject
The idea of evil is always subject to denial as a coping mechanism.
books differs formulas offer people quick solutions tidy work
Many self-help books give you these neat, tidy formulas that are really illusions. They dupe people into thinking, 'Well if I can just do that, then everything's going to be okay.' My work differs in that I don't offer quick solutions and simple explanations.
calling false hope modern offer power programs selves tap touch toxic unlimited
The unlimited power that many modern gurus offer is false hope. Their programs calling us to unlimited power have made them rich, not us. They touch our false selves and tap our toxic shame.
consider embrace people tools ultimately work
I try to get people thinking, to consider their pasts and presents, ultimately encouraging them and giving them the tools to embrace the work of reshaping their lives.
figure fires modern satan
The figure of Satan and the fires of hell have been demythologized by modern Christian biblical scholars, theologians and philosophers.