Self Parenting: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations [Paperback]

John K. Pollard (Author), Linda Nusbaum (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1987

SELF-PARENTING: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations is the classic and original how-to book defining the concept of "self-parenting." Many of us grew up within a parental environment that did not support our childhood needs for love, support, and nurturing. As adults, we mentally continue the same patterns as an "Inner Parent" that left us feeling alone and abandoned as a child. By beginning the daily practice of positive Self-Parenting, the negative outer parenting patterns taught as a child (and subsequently internalized as an adult) can be recognized and reversed. The foundation of the SELF-PARENTING is the daily practice of the Self-Parenting Exercises, a thirty-minute session of cognitive interaction between the Inner Parent and Inner Child. During these daily half-hour sessions Illustrated In the book, the reader learns how to love, support, and nurture his or her Inner Child as well as increase their awareness of the profound implications of their Inner Conversations in the "real world."

Product Details

• Paperback: 276 pages
• Publisher: The SELF-PARENTING Program (February 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094205525X
• ISBN-13: 978-0942055252
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,529 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ACADEMIC PREPARATION:

A.A. in Liberal Studies, Pasadena City College, 1970
Doctor of Chiropractic, Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, Glendale, 1976
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 1976
California State Board: DC 11502

PROFESSIONAL CHIROPRACTIC EXPERIENCE:

Whitehall Management Chiropractic Consultant: Scottsdale 2006-2008
Private Practice: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2002-2003
Private Practice: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1997-2002

Owner: Family Chiropractic Center, Canoga Park, 1981-1988
-Established one of Southern California's first comprehensive natural therapy clinics
-Employed and maintained a multi-disciplinary, broad based, group practice
-Had several successful associates within the practice

Technique Instructor: Diversified Technique, University of Pasadena Chiropractic College 1977-1978
-Taught core curriculum of diversified technique for 7 and 8 term students
-Provided science and philosophy of mainstream Chiropractic Techniques & Methods
-Demonstrated and taught both "hard" & "soft" methods

Assistant Clinic Director: University of Pasadena Chiropractic College 1977-1978 (2 semesters)
-Supervised senior student clinic in the evening sessions
-Worked with students on case management of exams, x-rays, and patients

Associate: Thie Chiropractic, Pasadena, CA, 1977-1978

PUBLICATIONS: Books
Amazon listings: http://t.co/h4qGi7u

SELF-PARENTING: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations, 1987
-Wrote and published SELF-PARENTING: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations, creating the principles and practice of consciously parenting your Inner Child as an Inner Parent.
-During this period, was the featured guest of many news, and television interviews, including CNN; Good Morning Australia, various radio presentations, and newspaper and magazine articles.
-Became the first Inner Child author endorsed and recommended by prominent psychological teachers such as Louise Hay, John Bradshaw, and Ken Keyes, Jr.

The SELF-PARENTING Program: 1992
-Wrote and published second book on advanced principles of Self-Parenting.
-Created and ran a publishing company to present Self-Parenting in both the United States and Australia.

The Articular Therapist: 1998-2004 (learnable.com course)
-Created and developed innovative full bodywork system based on motion palpation principles applied to the extremities.
-Practiced Chiropractic in Australia, developing and field testing articular therapy principles.
-Began teaching Chiropractors and Massage Therapists

The Digestive Awareness Diet: You Are HOW You Eat (2006 Oct)
-Created book to explain the normal function of the digestive system for the lay public
-Presents a fact based tour of the digestive system based on the scientific understanding of digestion.
-Linked organ function with classic visceral-somatic symptoms
-Provided natural therapy solutions to common digestive symptoms for the lay audience

How Relationships Work: 2008
-Created book to explain How Relationships Work
-Original research and understanding

What Is Generic Human Studies?
-Created book to explain GHS Theory
-Original research and understanding

Featured author at www.learnable.com teaching 6 courses.
http://tinyurl.com/42kp92f

PAPERS & COURSES PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES:

Articular Therapy: A New Approach to Shoulder Syndromes. Presented at the AMT Association State Conference, Sydney, Aus, July, 2002
Articular Therapy: Lower Extremity Protocols. AMT Association Re-licensing Seminar, Aus, Sep, 2002

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

-Ten Things Articular Therapy Taught Me: (two parts) In Good Hands, AMT newsletter 2001-2002
-AT Ankle Circles: In Good Hands, AMT newsletter 2002
-Ileo-cecal Valve Syndrome: In Good Hands, AMT newsletter 2002
-7 Keys to Digestive Awareness, 2006
-7 Keys to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, 2006

TECHNICAL COMPUTING BACKGROUND

Highlights of Qualifications

-Long-term Macintosh and PC knowledge and publishing background
-Proven writing, PR, publishing and communication skills
-Completely fluent in FileMaker relational database program
-Strong foundation in object oriented programming languages
-High level of study and experience in interface design and multimedia

FileMaker Pro Project Experience

-Designed postproduction inventory control system for Fox Studios/Spectrum Films used on the Matrix
-Wrote complete internal financial control system for Australia's largest insurance industry training company
-Designed comprehensive Contact Management tracking system for professional use
-Created doctors office systems and calendar booking
-Provided FileMaker tech support services for companies on Internet
-Have reviewed and consulted on hundreds of FileMaker projects

Teaching/Training History

-Staff Trainer/FileMaker Indigo College
-Leader Macintosh User Group FM Sig
-Taught Relational Database Design, Chatswood Evening College
-FM Training at Sydney Based Macintosh Stores including AppleCentre CBD

PROFESSIONAL CHIROPRACTIC CONSULTING:

Whitehall Management Chiropractic Consultant: Scottsdale 2006-2008


Websites
www.SelfParenting.com
www.DigestiveAwareness.com
www.HowRelationshipsWork.com
www.GenericHumanStudies.com
www.ArticularTherapy.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent tool for re-parenting of self, December 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Self Parenting: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations (Paperback)

I have been using this book with my clients for more than seven years. I am so disappointed that it is out of print. It is a positive life experience when practicing self-parenting--going from negative inner parenting talk (e.g., "you're stupid", "life is a bummer", "you'll never get what you want", etc.) to having the loving/nurturing parent listen to the inner child and allowing him/her to be heard (e.g., "I want you to succeed because you are worth it--what do you want to do to make that happen? The child responds "I want to go to school to make myself the best I can be". The parent agrees, the child goes to school and everyone wins!!). It is a very simple concept and a very powerful tool from changing folks shame based existence into love, kindness and success. I would recommend Self-Parenting to anyone who has grown up in guilt, fear, shame and rage.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my life; I buy it for friends., December 3, 1997

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[e-mail] (Santa Ana, Orange County, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self Parenting: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations (Paperback)

An easy-to-read, delightfully simple book with a life-altering message presented in a format that speaks to the logical and the intuitive / emotional parts of the brain at the same time. The techniques in this book not only work in relationships with inner selves, they work with other people as well. Winning -- really winning -- involves finding win-win solutions to conflict. And this book teaches how to do just that. I've bought, given away, loaned, and recommended this book to many friends. It is especially helpful to people who were raised by less-than-nurturing (e.g. alcoholic) parents. While there are other books on this subject (I have Charles Whitfield's also), I haven't found a more effective book in teaching how to resolve the pain of inner conflict than Self Parenting by John K. Pollard. I hope this book goes back into print. In the meantime, I'm ordering three copies.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Self-Parenting: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Converstns., January 26, 2000

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Cathy Watrobski [e-mail] (Albany, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self Parenting: The Complete Guide to Your Inner Conversations (Paperback)

The information provided in Self-Parenting was written with great clarity, which makes this book easy to understand and use. The ideas conveyed here were also done with love and nurturing. Both my inner child and I LOVED the whimsy of the illustrations and large print. It's a very well-written book and a great tool. I've used this technique in the past and found it very helpful. I expect to get back to it in the near future.