Thread: Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child...

...by John Bradshaw.

I had to tell you all about this amazing book because I believe it could help so many of us in one way or another.

Too many of us have 'childhood issues' of some kind which affect our adult lives in ways we cannot always understand. Most anti-social/dysfunctional behaviour is caused by something that has happened to us during childhood and all too often we grow up unaware that we haven't really grown in the true sense, rather we become 'stuck' at the age we were when whatever it was took place. It could be a single incident or a whole childhood of abuse (not always 'obvious' abuse) but when we realise that there is a reason why we are the way we are as adults we can start to heal our inner child. Whether you think you have any 'issues' yourself, or would like to develop more of an understanding of someone in your life, please read this book.

We hear about so many "bad" people in the world, like murderers, robbers, sex offenders etc but do you ever think about how they became to be that way? What was it that turned these adorable innocent little children into "bad" people? I think without exception you could go right back to their childhood and find the cause. That doesn't always make these people 'likeable' or their crimes 'acceptable' but it's good to understand the reasons behind the behaviour.

If these offenders were aware that they are the product of bad programming in childhood, maybe they would be more open to accepting help to change their behaviour.

I feel really passionate about the subject of psychology and child abuse, and read as much as I can on the subject. This book makes so much sense and EVERYONE should read it!