--- product_id: 4540940 title: "Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics)" price: "97 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/4540940-healing-the-shame-that-binds-you-recovery-classics store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics) **Price:** 97 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics) - **How much does it cost?** 97 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/4540940-healing-the-shame-that-binds-you-recovery-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description “I used to drink,” writes John Bradshaw, “to solve the problems caused by drinking. The more I drank to relieve my shame-based loneliness and hurt, the more I felt ashamed.” Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives. This book has helped millions identify their personal shame, understand the underlying reasons for it, address these root causes and release themselves from the shame that binds them to their past failures. Key Features This is not just a recovery book. Among other things, it is a classic book on identifying and working through unresolved family issues. Includes affirmations, visualizations, inner voice and feeling exercises. Strong supporting studies make this a popular book with counselors and other professionals. Completely updated and revised Review: Real breakthrough - Ah. So It has a name. That feeling that follows us through years and years, that keeps eating at us and deteriorating our life. At first you double the efforts to keep on functioning and achieving ("put your back into it!"). Some achievements come with that. But you feel increasingly drained, fearful of disasters and failure (which can lead you smack into some of them btw), and just so gd tired. And weirdly empty, disconnected and phony even to yourself. Soooo.... bit by bit you keep on trying to quench that nagging dissatisfied thirst with... well, just plain more. More work. More "fun" (a world of problems here, none of them fun at all). More money. More shoes. And always thinking "when I get that new (i) car (ii) job (iii) promotion (iv) title (v) ring etc etc etc, I'll feel better. More serene and real. I'll find "my" place, where I "belong"". One therapist once told me that this sounded like "when I grow up...". I never forgot that. This book is important. To me, it was an absolute revelation. If you identify with anything I wrote above, check this book out. It brings an almost immediate feeling of relief. What happens after the first eureka moment is up to each one of us and our individual stories. But, as a group, it's like realizing your symptons are documented and part of a disease that afflicts a lot of people and not just you - and which CAN be treated; which has nothing to do with your real identity. And that place? Where we belong? It's right there inside each of us, patiently waiting for us to come back. I'm trying to find my own way back, and this book was the most precise and clearest "guide" I found so far. For the first time in my life, I feel like I'm on my way. Using the right road and all. At the right pace. I do wish I had come across this before. But then again, time and place for everything, right? Review: I read this book for the first time in 1991 - This is an excellent starter book on a spiritual journey ## Features - Healing the Shame That Binds You ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #7,341 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #19 in Substance Abuse Recovery #199 in Personal Transformation Self-Help #233 in Psychology & Counseling | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,746 Reviews | ## Images ![Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71N1MiOknaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Real breakthrough *by A***F on August 10, 2012* Ah. So It has a name. That feeling that follows us through years and years, that keeps eating at us and deteriorating our life. At first you double the efforts to keep on functioning and achieving ("put your back into it!"). Some achievements come with that. But you feel increasingly drained, fearful of disasters and failure (which can lead you smack into some of them btw), and just so gd tired. And weirdly empty, disconnected and phony even to yourself. Soooo.... bit by bit you keep on trying to quench that nagging dissatisfied thirst with... well, just plain more. More work. More "fun" (a world of problems here, none of them fun at all). More money. More shoes. And always thinking "when I get that new (i) car (ii) job (iii) promotion (iv) title (v) ring etc etc etc, I'll feel better. More serene and real. I'll find "my" place, where I "belong"". One therapist once told me that this sounded like "when I grow up...". I never forgot that. This book is important. To me, it was an absolute revelation. If you identify with anything I wrote above, check this book out. It brings an almost immediate feeling of relief. What happens after the first eureka moment is up to each one of us and our individual stories. But, as a group, it's like realizing your symptons are documented and part of a disease that afflicts a lot of people and not just you - and which CAN be treated; which has nothing to do with your real identity. And that place? Where we belong? It's right there inside each of us, patiently waiting for us to come back. I'm trying to find my own way back, and this book was the most precise and clearest "guide" I found so far. For the first time in my life, I feel like I'm on my way. Using the right road and all. At the right pace. I do wish I had come across this before. But then again, time and place for everything, right? ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I read this book for the first time in 1991 *by D***N on March 22, 2026* This is an excellent starter book on a spiritual journey ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thank you John Bradshaw for your brilliant and helpful book! *by S***S on November 25, 2013* Bradshaw's book is a fantastic one, second only to Alice Miller's book, "Prisoners of Childhood". When I realized that this was the same person who was on public television talking about healing the child within, I knew that I had to read this book. I could so relate to his stories about shame that the book made me want to cry. Anyone who is struggling with an addiction from alcohol, drugs, sex, food will be able to relate to this book. I am dealing now with a husband who is overly critical and I was searching for ways to deal with his difficult behaviours. I photocopied Bradshaw's seven tips for dealing with critical people. He states that these people are really shame based and deal with their own shame by shaming and judging others. This makes perfect sense to me. I used one of his strategies one time when my husband blew his top and started being negative and critical of me. I decided to use the "cofusing strategy" which involves using a word that you make up to throw your critic off the track and confuse them so they do not know how to respond. Instead of reacting in anger to his negative remarks, I replied calmly, " How perspicacious of you dear to understand me so well! He looked confounded and confused and then, with a defeated look on his face, he admitted, " You always use these big words that I don't understand." Ha, ha! I managed to avoid an argument because he didn't know whether he'd been complimented or insulted! It put me back in control! ## Frequently Bought Together - Healing the Shame that Binds You (Recovery Classics) - Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/4540940-healing-the-shame-that-binds-you-recovery-classics](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/4540940-healing-the-shame-that-binds-you-recovery-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-30*