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{{Infobox person
| name = Debbie Ford
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = October 1, 1955
| death_date = February 17, 2013 (age 57)<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place = [[San Diego County, California]], U.S.
| occupation = self-help author
|notable_works= ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998)
|website = {{url|http://www.debbieford.com/}}
}}
'''Debbie Ford''' (October 1, 1955 – February 17, 2013) was an American self-help author, coach, lecturer and teacher, most known for [[New York Times]] best-selling book, ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998), which aimed to help readers overcome their [[Shadow (psychology)|shadow side]] with the help of modern psychology and spiritual practices. In following years, she went on to write eight more books including ''Spiritual Divorce'', ''Why Good People Do Bad Things'', and ''The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse'', which have sold over 1 million copies and been translated into 32 languages.<ref name=huff/> She led workshops on "Shadow Process" and hosted TV and radio shows,<ref name=daily13>{{cite news |title=Bestselling writer Debbie Ford dies at 57|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280987/Debbie-Ford-dies-57-Tributes-inspirational-self-help-author.html |publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |date=19 February 2013 |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> and also established the "Ford Institute for Transformational Training".<ref name=huff/><ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Ford, author of 'The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,' dies |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0219/Debbie-Ford-author-of-The-Dark-Side-of-the-Light-Chasers-dies |date=February 19, 2013 |publisher=Christian Science Monitor |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bestselling Self-help Author Debbie Ford Has Died |url=http://world.time.com/2013/02/19/bestselling-self-help-author-debbie-ford-has-died/ |date=Feb 19, 2013 |publisher=TIME |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222011313/http://world.time.com/2013/02/19/bestselling-self-help-author-debbie-ford-has-died/ |archivedate=2013-02-22 |df= }}</ref>
==Career==
After [[Oprah Winfrey]] discussed Ford's first book, ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998), on her show in late 2000,<ref name=nytwill>{{cite news|title=Debbie Ford, Author of Self-Help Books, Is Dead at 57|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/books/debbie-ford-57-author-of-motivational-books.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1361430115-Kiovh0XAsSp2EfCuM3Vz2Q|publisher=New York Times|author=Willian Yardley|date=February 20, 2013|accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> it spent several weeks on the [[New York Times bestseller list]] in late 2000 and early 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: February 11, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/books/paperback-best-sellers-february-11-2001.html?scp=11&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt|publisher=New York Times|date=February 11, 2001|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> Her other books that made the list were ''Why Good People Do Bad Things'' (2008)<ref>{{cite news|title=Hardcover Advice (2008)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/books/bestseller/0330besthardadvice.html?scp=3&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt&_r=0|publisher=New York Times|date=March 30, 2008 |accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> and ''The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self'' (2010), written in collaboration with [[Deepak Chopra]] and [[Marianne Williamson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Advice, How To And Miscellaneous|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DF173EF933A05756C0A9669D8B63&scp=4&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt |publisher=New York Times|date=May 30, 2010|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
Over the years, in a career spanning 20 years, she gave workshops and lectures across the USA and trained coaches on the 'Shadow Process'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teachers: Debbie Ford|url=http://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/debbie-ford|publisher=Omega Institute|accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> She appeared on ''Oprah, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch'', and ''Fox & Friends'', and was a regular contributor to ''[[Oprah.com]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Contributor:Debbie Ford|url=http://www.oprah.com/contributor/debbie-ford|publisher=[[Oprah.com]]|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Huffington Post]]''.<ref name=huff>{{cite web|title=Debbie Ford|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debbie-ford|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> She hosted a weekly [[talk radio]] show on [[Hay House Radio]], titled "Shadow Talk".<ref name=hayhouser>[http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=78 Debbie Ford: Shadow Talk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151904/http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=78 |date=2013-03-02 }} HayhouseRadio.com.</ref> She produced and appeared in the documentary ''The Shadow Effect'' (2009), and also in ''[[3 Magic Words]]'' (2010).<ref>{{IMDb name|3101257}}</ref>
She appeared as a life coach helping people with divorce on ABC's short-lived reality series ''[[The Ex-Wives Club]]'' (2007).<ref name=nytwill/> In 2012, she appeared on ''[[Super Soul Sunday]]'' ([[Super Soul Sunday#Season Two .28Spring 2012.29|Season 2]]), a talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey, airing on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) in an episode titled ''Debbie Ford: Out of the Shadows'', in which she talked about her eleven-year-old struggle with cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Highlights from Oprah and Debbie Ford's "Super Soul Sunday" Conversation|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsunday/blogs/Highlights-from-Oprah-and-Debbie-Fords-Super-Soul-Sunday-Conversation|date=July 10, 2012|publisher=OWN|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/author-debbie-ford-oprah-super-soul-sunday_n_2717732.html Debbie Ford On 'Super Soul Sunday': God Is 'A Spiritual Energy' (VIDEO)][[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=February 20, 2013.</ref>
Ford lived in the seaside community of [[La Jolla|La Jolla, San Diego County]]. She died at her home on February 17, 2013, after a prolonged battle with cancer, aged 57.<ref name=daily13/><ref>{{cite news|title=Debbie Ford, bestselling self-help author of ‘Dark Side of the Light Chasers’ dead at 57|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/debbie-ford-bestselling-self-help-author-of-dark-side-of-the-light-chasers-dead-at-57/2013/02/18/baa27b16-7a4e-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
==Works==
* ''Embracing Your Shadow''. Hay House, 2002. {{ISBN|1561709433}}.
* ''Spiritual Divorce''. Hodder Hb, 2002. {{ISBN|0340820950}}.
* ''Dark Side of the Light Chasers''. Hodder & Stoughton, (Reprint) 2011. {{ISBN|1444717456}}.
* ''The Best Year Of Your Life Kit''. Hay House, 2005. {{ISBN|1401904793}}.
* ''A Letter from Heaven: God's Gifts to a Mother, Through the Death of Her Daughter'', with Allen Guyer. Morris Pub., 2003. {{ISBN|0974088706}}.
* ''Why Good People Do Bad Things''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061756148}}.
* ''The Secret of the Shadow''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061847372}}.
* ''The Right Questions''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061870072}}.
* ''The Best Year of Your Life''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061738980}}.
* ''The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self'', with [[Deepak Chopra]], [[Marianne Williamson]]. HarperOne, 2010. {{ISBN|0-06-196265-1}}.
* ''The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse: A Breakthrough Program for Connecting with Your Soul's Deepest Purpose''. (reprint) HarperCollins, 2010. {{ISBN|0061783692}}.
* ''Courage: Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self-Confidence''. [[Wayne Dyer]] (Foreword). HarperCollins, 2012. {{ISBN|0062068997}}.
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
* [http://www.thefordinstitute.com/ The Ford Institute for Transformational Training, Website]
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[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Writers from California]]
[[Category:American women non-fiction writers]]
{{Infobox person
| name = Debbie Ford
| image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = October 1, 1955
| death_date = February 17, 2013 (age 57)<!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) -->
| death_place = [[San Diego County, California]], U.S.
| occupation = self-help author
|notable_works= ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998)
|website = {{url|http://www.debbieford.com/}}
}}
'''Debbie Ford''' (October 1, 1955 – February 17, 2013) was an American self-help author, coach, lecturer and teacher, most known for [[New York Times]] best-selling book, ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998), which aimed to help readers overcome their [[Shadow (psychology)|shadow side]] with the help of modern psychology and spiritual practices. In following years, she went on to write eight more books including ''Spiritual Divorce'', ''Why Good People Do Bad Things'', and ''The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse'', which have sold over 1 million copies and been translated into 32 languages.<ref name=huff/> She led workshops on "Shadow Process" and hosted TV and radio shows,<ref name=daily13>{{cite news |title=Bestselling writer Debbie Ford dies at 57|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280987/Debbie-Ford-dies-57-Tributes-inspirational-self-help-author.html |publisher=[[Daily Mail]] |date=19 February 2013 |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> and also established the "Ford Institute for Transformational Training".<ref name=huff/><ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Ford, author of 'The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,' dies |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0219/Debbie-Ford-author-of-The-Dark-Side-of-the-Light-Chasers-dies |date=February 19, 2013 |publisher=Christian Science Monitor |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bestselling Self-help Author Debbie Ford Has Died |url=http://world.time.com/2013/02/19/bestselling-self-help-author-debbie-ford-has-died/ |date=Feb 19, 2013 |publisher=TIME |accessdate=Feb 20, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222011313/http://world.time.com/2013/02/19/bestselling-self-help-author-debbie-ford-has-died/ |archivedate=2013-02-22 |df= }}</ref>
==Career==
After [[Oprah Winfrey]] discussed Ford's first book, ''The Dark Side of the Light Chasers'' (1998), on her show in late 2000,<ref name=nytwill>{{cite news|title=Debbie Ford, Author of Self-Help Books, Is Dead at 57|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/21/books/debbie-ford-57-author-of-motivational-books.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1361430115-Kiovh0XAsSp2EfCuM3Vz2Q|publisher=New York Times|author=Willian Yardley|date=February 20, 2013|accessdate=February 21, 2013}}</ref> it spent several weeks on the [[New York Times bestseller list]] in late 2000 and early 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: February 11, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/books/paperback-best-sellers-february-11-2001.html?scp=11&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt|publisher=New York Times|date=February 11, 2001|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> Her other books that made the list were ''Why Good People Do Bad Things'' (2008)<ref>{{cite news|title=Hardcover Advice (2008)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/books/bestseller/0330besthardadvice.html?scp=3&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt&_r=0|publisher=New York Times|date=March 30, 2008 |accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> and ''The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self'' (2010), written in collaboration with [[Deepak Chopra]] and [[Marianne Williamson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Sellers: Advice, How To And Miscellaneous|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DF173EF933A05756C0A9669D8B63&scp=4&sq=%22Debbie+Ford%22&st=nyt |publisher=New York Times|date=May 30, 2010|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
Over the years, in a career spanning 20 years, she gave workshops and lectures across the USA and trained coaches on the 'Shadow Process'.<ref>{{cite web|title=Teachers: Debbie Ford|url=http://www.eomega.org/workshops/teachers/debbie-ford|publisher=Omega Institute|accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> She appeared on ''Oprah, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch'', and ''Fox & Friends'', and was a regular contributor to ''[[Oprah.com]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Contributor:Debbie Ford|url=http://www.oprah.com/contributor/debbie-ford|publisher=[[Oprah.com]]|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> and ''[[Huffington Post]]''.<ref name=huff>{{cite web|title=Debbie Ford|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debbie-ford|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=Feb 20, 2013}}</ref> She hosted a weekly [[talk radio]] show on [[Hay House Radio]], titled "Shadow Talk".<ref name=hayhouser>[http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=78 Debbie Ford: Shadow Talk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302151904/http://www.hayhouseradio.com/hosts.php?author_id=78 |date=2013-03-02 }} HayhouseRadio.com.</ref> She produced and appeared in the documentary ''The Shadow Effect'' (2009), and also in ''[[3 Magic Words]]'' (2010).<ref>{{IMDb name|3101257}}</ref>
She appeared as a life coach helping people with divorce on ABC's short-lived reality series ''[[The Ex-Wives Club]]'' (2007).<ref name=nytwill/> In 2012, she appeared on ''[[Super Soul Sunday]]'' ([[Super Soul Sunday#Season Two .28Spring 2012.29|Season 2]]), a talk show hosted by Oprah Winfrey, airing on OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) in an episode titled ''Debbie Ford: Out of the Shadows'', in which she talked about her eleven-year-old struggle with cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Highlights from Oprah and Debbie Ford's "Super Soul Sunday" Conversation|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsunday/blogs/Highlights-from-Oprah-and-Debbie-Fords-Super-Soul-Sunday-Conversation|date=July 10, 2012|publisher=OWN|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/author-debbie-ford-oprah-super-soul-sunday_n_2717732.html Debbie Ford On 'Super Soul Sunday': God Is 'A Spiritual Energy' (VIDEO)][[Huffington Post]]|accessdate=February 20, 2013.</ref>
Ford lived in the seaside community of [[La Jolla|La Jolla, San Diego County]]. She died at her home on February 17, 2013, after a prolonged battle with cancer, aged 57.<ref name=daily13/><ref>{{cite news|title=Debbie Ford, bestselling self-help author of ‘Dark Side of the Light Chasers’ dead at 57|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/debbie-ford-bestselling-self-help-author-of-dark-side-of-the-light-chasers-dead-at-57/2013/02/18/baa27b16-7a4e-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html|publisher=Washington Post|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
==Works==
* ''Embracing Your Shadow''. Hay House, 2002. {{ISBN|1561709433}}.
* ''Spiritual Divorce''. Hodder Hb, 2002. {{ISBN|0340820950}}.
* ''Dark Side of the Light Chasers''. Hodder & Stoughton, (Reprint) 2011. {{ISBN|1444717456}}.
* ''The Best Year Of Your Life Kit''. Hay House, 2005. {{ISBN|1401904793}}.
* ''A Letter from Heaven: God's Gifts to a Mother, Through the Death of Her Daughter'', with Allen Guyer. Morris Pub., 2003. {{ISBN|0974088706}}.
* ''Why Good People Do Bad Things''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061756148}}.
* ''The Secret of the Shadow''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061847372}}.
* ''The Right Questions''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061870072}}.
* ''The Best Year of Your Life''. HarperCollins, 2009. {{ISBN|0061738980}}.
* ''The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self'', with [[Deepak Chopra]], [[Marianne Williamson]]. HarperOne, 2010. {{ISBN|0-06-196265-1}}.
* ''The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse: A Breakthrough Program for Connecting with Your Soul's Deepest Purpose''. (reprint) HarperCollins, 2010. {{ISBN|0061783692}}.
* ''Courage: Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self-Confidence''. [[Wayne Dyer]] (Foreword). HarperCollins, 2012. {{ISBN|0062068997}}.
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
* [http://www.thefordinstitute.com/ The Ford Institute for Transformational Training, Website]
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ford, Debbie}}
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2013 deaths]]
[[Category:American self-help writers]]
[[Category:American talk radio hosts]]
[[Category:Women radio presenters]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in California]]
[[Category:Life coaches]]
[[Category:Lecturers]]
[[Category:People from La Jolla, San Diego]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Writers from California]]
[[Category:American women non-fiction writers]]
