4.0

The first half of this book is great. I found Bradshaw's explanation of codependency and developmental stages very helpful. He has a gift for wrapping language around the experience of children who grow up in a dysfunctional family and releasing adults from that shame and reactivity expressed in trust issues, addictions, thought distortions, and more. It helped me understand my own family of origin. While this book is dated and some of the exercises are "odd," I still came away with some great notes.