John Bradshaw (author)
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John Elliot Bradshaw (born June 29, 1933 in Houston, Texas) is an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker and author best known for his PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, codependency and spirituality. Bradshaw is active in the self-help movement, and is credited with popularizing such ideas as the "wounded inner child" and the dysfunctional family. His books are mainly works of popular psychology. In his promotional materials and in interviews and reviews of his work he is often referred to as a theologian.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Bradshaw was born into a troubled family and abandoned by an alcoholic father. Bradshaw won scholarships to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood. He earned a B.A. degree, a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree and an M.A. degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto in Canada. Six years after his 1963 graduation, Bradshaw returned to academia at Rice University in Houston, Texas, doing three years of graduate work in psychology and religion. Bradshaw says alcohol addiction and other problems led to his decision to end his plans for the priesthood.
Bradshaw is the author of five New York Times bestsellers; his book Homecoming reached No. 1. During the 1980s and 90s he hosted a number of PBS television broadcasts based on his books, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program and as the National Director of the John Bradshaw Center at Ingleside Hospital in Los Angeles, California.
Bradshaw remains active in the self-help movement and is also a Senior Fellow of The Meadows, an Arizona psychiatric hospital whose holistic approach to addiction recovery includes a wide variety of therapeutic approaches, including the Twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Bradshaw's resume includes over 800 television and Radio appearances and interviews; 600 magazine and newspaper articles; over 5000 keynotes, workshops, lectures and talks; and 1,600 one- or two-day Workshops.
Throughout the 1970s, John served as a management consultant at Drillco Manufacturing Company and as a leadership trainer Denka Chemical Company. He was also Director of Human Resources and served on the Board of Directors of Texas General Oil Company. John is the developer and presenter of workshops for forty Fortune 500 companies and thousands of evolved non-profits and for-profit institutions.
He has presented lectures and workshops for educational, professional and social organizations since 1964.
He is Board of Directors and as President of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program (1981-88), National Director of Life-Plus Co-Dependency Treatment Center (1987-1990), Founder and National Director of the John Bradshaw Center at Ingleside Hospital in Los Angeles (1991-1997), and he has served on the National Board of Directors of The International Montessori Society beginning in 1990. Since 1999, John has been a Senior Fellow at The Meadows Institute. The Meadows is a multi-disorder inpatient facility specializing in the treatment of a range of addictions. The facility's intensive treatment focuses on drug and alcohol addiction, sexual addictions, depression, psychological conditions, affective disorders and compulsive behaviors. He is an Honorary Lifetime Board Member of the Council on Alcohol and Drugs-Houston.
In 1991, John was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host for his series Bradshaw On: Homecoming.
John has appeared on Oprah, Geraldo, Sally, Dr. Ruth, Tom Snyder, Donahue, Politically Incorrect, CNN-Talk Back Live, and Sirius Radio.
John is the author of five books, three of which are New York Times Best Sellers, and he has sold over 10 million copies. His books are published in 42 different languages.
In 1999, John was nominated by a group of his peers as "One Of The 100 Most Influential Writers On Emotional Health in the 20th Century." John is widely sought as a public speaker and continues to tour the world doing lectures and workshops. Over 2.5 million people have attended his talks.
John resides in Houston, Texas, with second wife, Karen, an artist.
[edit] Television programs
Spotlight, a weekly one-hour television program, as talk show host - 1969-1972
The Eight Stages of Man - eight part PBS series - 1982
Bradshaw On the Family - ten-part PBS series - 1985
Where Are You Father? - one-hour PBS program - 1986
Healing the Shame that Binds You - one-hour PBS program - 1987
Adult Children Of Dysfunctional Families - two-hour PBS program - 1988
Surviving Divorce - ninety-minute PBS program - 1989
Bradshaw On Homecoming - ten-part PBS series - 1990
Creating Love - ten-part PBS series - 1992-1993
Eating Disorders - three-part PBS series - 1994-1995
Bradshaw On: Family Secrets - six-part PBS series - 1995
The Bradshaw Difference, a nationally syndicated daily talk show, as host – 1996 produced by MGM
John also continues to write and is working on a soon-to-be-released book which deals with living life and leaving a legacy of virtue. His new book with Bantam is expected to be released in Fall 2008.
[edit] Bibliography
- Bradshaw On: The Family - 1986
- Bradshaw On: Healing the Shame that Binds You - 1988
- Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child - 1990
- Creating Love - 1992
- Family Secrets - 1995
- Bradshaw On: The Family (Revised) - 1996
PBS television (partial):
- The Eight Stages of Man: eight part series
- Bradshaw On Homecoming: ten-part series
- Creating Love: ten-part series
- Eating Disorders: three-part series
- Bradshaw On: Family Secrets: six-part series
- Where Are You Father: one-hour program
- Healing the Shame that Binds You: one-hour program
- Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families: two-hour program
- Surviving Divorce: ninety-minute program
