degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto in Canada. Bradshaw won scholarships to study for the Roman Catholic priesthood. He 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.īradshaw was born in Houston, Texas, into a troubled family and was abandoned by an alcoholic father, who himself was also abandoned by his own father. During the 1980s and 1990s he hosted a number of PBS television broadcasts based on his books. īradshaw was the author of six books, several of which held top slots as New York Times bestsellers his book Homecoming reached No. In promotional materials, interviews, and reviews of his work, he was often referred to as a theologian. Bradshaw was active in the self-help movement, and was credited with popularizing such ideas as the "wounded inner child" and the dysfunctional family. John Elliot Bradshaw (J– May 8, 2016) was an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker, and author who hosted a number of PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, codependency, and spirituality. American educator and author (1933 – 2016)
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