Why Good People Do Bad Things
And How to Make Sure You Don't

This is a book that generated mixed feelings in me. I definitely appreciate Ms. Ford's attention to the subject of self-sabotage but I don't agree with her assessment of our shadow sides. (Perhaps I am more in denial than I think.) Ms. Ford does an eloquent job writing about the multiple ways we sabo......more

So far... this is sounding like a bunch of pseudo-psychological pablum. Starts off raising my hackles with statements like: "this is why I am the perfect person to help you" and other 'behold, the hundreds of thousands I have healed' type stuff, accompanied by a bunch of obscure pop-culture reference......more

Appreciated the perspective that our shadow sides are part of the whole of our humanity. The dualism discussion offers antidotes to shame as well as permission and strategies to get unstuck and move forward. That this is a best seller for so long suggests we all could offer ourselves a little more k......more

Critical for a complete understanding of the human condition. Ford illustrates that the root causes by which sabotage our relationships, our finances, our families, and our careers are rooted in our unknown and unconscious programing. This programming results in an unhealthy belief concerning our dar......more

A critical read for a complete understanding of the human condition. Ford illustrates that the root causes by which sabotage our relationships, our finances, our families, and our careers are rooted in our unknown and unconscious programing. This programming results in an unhealthy belief concerning o......more