Word: self-help
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Bradshaw is the biggest draw and most revered name on America's insatiable pop-psychology circuit. For millions of people who are recovering from every imaginable -- and sometimes unimaginable -- addiction, he is the guru of the moment, the supersalesman of self-help. His name is invoked in meetings of 12- step groups that range from Molesters Anonymous to Overachievers Anonymous. His three books -- including the 1990 Homecoming -- have sold 2.5 million copies since 1988, and audiotape versions consistently top best-selling advice-cassette lists. A new book, tentatively titled Creating Love, is due in the fall of 1992. This year...
...Bradshaw has critics as well as devotees. Old- guard A.A. members are appalled by the way he flouts its tradition of anonymity, using his experiences as a recovering alcoholic as a launching pad for his views. Others raise questions about how lasting and effective his brand of "quick fix" self-help can be, especially for people who may be seriously troubled by long-term emotional problems. Some psychotherapists consider Bradshaw's approach to self-improvement overly simplistic and wonder whether his emphasis on early-childhood experiences gives people a convenient excuse to avoid responsibility for their adult failures. Says...
...writer-producers' families provide grist for their creations, as do their divorces or memberships in the Alcoholics Anonymous-style self-help programs that are the rage in Los Angeles these days. In a recent episode of Anything but Love, Hannah and her boyfriend Marty frolicked under the sheets for nearly the whole half-hour. The concept "was entirely drawn out of my passionate relationship with my wife," says executive producer Peter Noah. "We have also had plenty of fights, and if I get my way, every one of them is going to end up on television." Don Reo, creator...
...community-development corporation to rebuild the whole village, not just the housing, and have started to spread the do-it-yourself project to neighboring communities, like Sorrel. The work is not going unnoticed: Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer declared Oct. 24 Four Corners Community Day to celebrate the spirit of self-help...
...proponents of individualism with all their exhortations to self-help and self-reliance will point to the separatists and argue that universal aid programs and communal solidarity are rendered superfluous by the efforts and gains of advocacy groups. Any sense of common responsibility will be deemed inappropriate and inefficient in this state of ruthless competition for political power. And the consequence will be disastrous to the poor and genuinely victimized of those very groups...