Radical Honesty is a pragmatic, functional path to reduce human suffering through sharing in depth and detail what you feel, what you think, what you have done, and what you want.
Based on the bestselling book by Dr. Brad Blanton, the practice of Radical Honesty is not to be confused with a moral obligation to tell the truth. It is a way to liberate yourself from being at the mercy of your untrustworthy reactive mind and to get to a place where you forgive other people and yourself at the same time.
The best way to heal the past, reduce stress, and revitalize yourself, is to tell the truth.
Being Radically Honest means you tell the people in your life what you’ve done and plan to do, what you think, and what you feel. It’s the kind of authentic sharing that creates the possibility of love, intimacy, aliveness, and action.
A FEW WORDS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE PRACTICING
RADICAL HONESTY IN THEIR LIVES
“I love the Radical Honesty community and the changes I’ve observed in my life as a result of being involved in it.
I’ve done a lot of so called “self-development” work and have enjoyed most of it, but find that Radical Honesty has made the biggest difference for me.
I appreciate that there are no gimmicks - it doesn’t claim to be a miracle fix, doesn’t claim that all my problems will magically disappear and I’ll never feel sad or angry ever again.
As Brad says, “It works pretty good most of the time.” And that’s been my experience.
When I do the work, and I practice Radical Honesty and commit myself to telling the truth, even when I’m scared, I find I feel lighter, and generally happier.”
-Tony
“My life and my relationships after I started practicing Radical Honesty, have changed a lot.
My experiences with the people around me are completely different. They’re deep and nice and easy [most of the time], and I can express whatever I want to, and the other person can do the same.
That’s very much a feeling of freedom.”
-Begoña
"Practicing Radical Honesty has helped me to experience my life with more freedom. I literally feel "lighter" in my life. I have found that the thoughts in my head about telling the truth and what will happen if I do tell the truth are so much scarier than what actually happens when I do get the courage to speak my scariest truths. I learned that if I can allow myself to feel uncomfortable for a relatively short period of time when I tell the truth, I am then free from these scary thoughts and the anxiety associated with these thoughts.
I'm much less anxious than I used to be and have developed a more connected feeling to the people I tell the truth. I highly recommend this practice to anyone who feels like they are always worried and consumed with thoughts! There is so much freedom on the other side of telling my Truth!!"
-Dan
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MEET DR. BRAD BLANTON
PSYCHOTHERAPIST | AUTHOR | WORKSHOP LEADER | SPEAKER
After spending 35 years in the private practice of clinical psychology in Washington, D. C., Brad naturally had to become an expert on lying. He established Radical Honesty Enterprises.
His book, Radical Honesty, has been a nationwide best seller in the U.S. since 1995 and has been published in 14 languages around the world. He has published 7 other books since Radical Honesty came out in 1994.
Brad has been featured on hundreds of TV & radio shows around the world and has founded multiple institutions focusing on well-being and radical honesty.
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