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John Bradshaw quotes: Most people who have survived abuse have great strength.

Most people who have survived abuse have great strength.

John Bradshaw quotes: It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers - they help us to learn.

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers - they help us to learn.

John Bradshaw quotes: We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

We cannot heal what we cannot feel.

John Bradshaw quotes: The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.

The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.

John Bradshaw quotes: You can't heal what you can't feel.

You can't heal what you can't feel.

John Bradshaw quotes: Children aren't fooled. They know we give time to the things we love.

Children aren't fooled. They know we give time to the things we love.

John Bradshaw quotes: All these feelings need to be felt. We need to stomp and storm; to sob and cry; to perspire and tremble.

All these feelings need to be felt. We need to stomp and storm; to sob and cry; to perspire and tremble.

John Bradshaw quotes: As a child I was not allowed to express my feelings, so I had to go back through therapy and express the child's pain.

As a child I was not allowed to express my feelings, so I had to go back through therapy and express the child's pain.

John Bradshaw quotes: We move from the illusion of certainty, to the certainty of illusion

We move from the illusion of certainty, to the certainty of illusion

John Bradshaw quotes: I have never met an aggressive person who wasn't a fearful person.

I have never met an aggressive person who wasn't a fearful person.

John Bradshaw quotes: Giving and receiving unconditional love is the most effective and powerful way to personal wholeness and happiness.

Giving and receiving unconditional love is the most effective and powerful way to personal wholeness and happiness.

John Bradshaw quotes: To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

To truly be committed to a life of honesty, love and discipline, we must be willing to commit ourselves to reality.

John Bradshaw quotes: Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good.

Evil is a source of moral intelligence in the sense that we need to learn from our shadow, from our dark side, in order to be good.

John Bradshaw quotes: There are plenty of quacks in the field. Fewer than you'd expect, though still plenty (in alternative medicine).

There are plenty of quacks in the field. Fewer than you'd expect, though still plenty (in alternative medicine).

John Bradshaw quotes: You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness.

You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness.

John Bradshaw quotes: Love-that which biologists, nervous about being misunderstood call "attachment"-fuels the bond between dog and master or mistress.

Love-that which biologists, nervous about being misunderstood call "attachment"-fuels the bond between dog and master or mistress.

John Bradshaw quotes: Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight.

John Bradshaw quotes: Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.

Chronically dysfunctioning families are also delusional. Delusion is sincere denial.

John Bradshaw quotes: Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

Virtue is an inner strength. It expands your nature.

John Bradshaw quotes: Growing up means leaving home and becoming a self supporting adult. I think this the hardest task any human being hast to face.

Growing up means leaving home and becoming a self supporting adult. I think this the hardest task any human being hast to face.

John Bradshaw quotes: The idea of evil is always subject to denial as a coping mechanism.

The idea of evil is always subject to denial as a coping mechanism.

John Bradshaw quotes: Shame is the root of all addictions.

Shame is the root of all addictions.

John Bradshaw quotes: 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.

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.

John Bradshaw quotes: The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

The more we know about how we lost our spontaneous wonder and creativity, the more we can find ways to get them back.

John Bradshaw quotes: Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.

Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.

Children are natural Zen masters; their world is brand new in each and every moment.

John Bradshaw quotes: Condemning others as bad or sinful is a way to feel righteous. Such a feeling is a powerful mood alteration and can become highly addictive.

Condemning others as bad or sinful is a way to feel righteous. Such a feeling is a powerful mood alteration and can become highly addictive.

John Bradshaw quotes: I know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they can't feel anymore.

I know from my own clinical work that when people are beaten and hurt, they numb out so that they can't feel anymore.

John Bradshaw quotes: Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

Hell, in my opinion, is never finding your true self and never living your own life or knowing who you are.

John Bradshaw quotes: The figure of Satan and the fires of hell have been demythologized by modern Christian biblical scholars, theologians and philosophers.

The figure of Satan and the fires of hell have been demythologized by modern Christian biblical scholars, theologians and philosophers.

John Bradshaw quotes: I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.

I believe that this neglected, wounded, inner child of the past is the major source of human misery.