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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

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John Bradshaw - Homecoming - Pt1

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John Bradshaw
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John Bradshaw - Healing The Shame That Binds You (Part 6)

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John Bradshaw - Healing The Shame That Binds You (Part 4)

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John Bradshaw
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John Bradshaw - Healing The Shame That Binds You (Part 3)

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John Bradshaw
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Bradshaw On: The Family—A New Way of Creating Solid Self-Esteem

Based on the public television series of the same name, Bradshaw On: The Family is John Bradshaw’s seminal work on the dynamics of families that has sold more than a million copies since its original publication in 1988.

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How Your Childhood Affects Your Adult Relationships | Oprah’s Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network

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Harville Hendrix
2011
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Redefined - Jean Oelwang

Jean Oelwang, president and CEO of Virgin Unite, spent fifteen years interviewing sixty-five prominent pairs, including Ben and Jerry, Leah and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Rosalynn and President Jimmy Carter.

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