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 Read Quote
When I walked out of the seminary, I was 31, but I was like a scared, frightened kid. I had no place to live, no license, no clothes. I was just a lost soul. John Bradshaw Read Quote
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. John Bradshaw Read Quote
You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness. John Bradshaw Read Quote
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. John Bradshaw Read Quote
The figure of Satan and the fires of hell have been demythologized by modern Christian biblical scholars, theologians and philosophers. John Bradshaw Read Quote
In ‘Reclaiming Virtue,’ I argue that we have had an element missing in moral education. That element is ‘affect.’ Affect is simply the technical word for feeling or emotion. John Bradshaw Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The spiritual quest is not some added benefit to our life, something you embark on if you have the time and inclination. We are spiritual beings on an earthly journey. Our spirituality makes up our beingness. John Bradshaw Read Quote
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. John Bradshaw Read Quote
