Debbie Ford

Debbie Ford (October 1, 1955 – February 17, 2013) was an American self-help author, coach, lecturer and teacher, most known for The New York Times best-selling book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers, which aimed to help readers overcome their 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.

Career After Oprah Winfrey discussed Ford's first book, The Dark Side of the Light Chasers (1998), on her show in late 2000, it spent several weeks on The New York Times bestseller list in late 2000 and early 2001. Her other books that made the list were Why Good People Do Bad Things (2008) and The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self (2010), written in collaboration with Deepak Chopra and Marianne Williamson.

Over the years, in a career spanning 20 years, she gave workshops and lectures across the US and trained coaches on the "shadow process". 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 and Huffington Post. She hosted a weekly talk radio show on Hay House Radio, titled Shadow Talk. She produced and appeared in the documentary The Shadow Effect (2009), and also in 3 Magic Words (2010).

She appeared as a life coach helping people with divorce on ABC's short-lived reality series The Ex-Wives Club (2007).

Ford lived in the seaside community of La Jolla, San Diego County. She died at her home on February 17, 2013, after a prolonged battle with cancer, aged 57.

Works Embracing Your Shadow. Hay House, 2002. . Spiritual Divorce. Hodder Hb, 2002. . Dark Side of the Light Chasers. Hodder & Stoughton, (Reprint) 2011. . The Best Year Of Your Life Kit. Hay House, 2005. . A Letter from Heaven: God's Gifts to a Mother, Through the Death of Her Daughter, with Allen Guyer. Morris Pub., 2003. . Why Good People Do Bad Things. HarperCollins, 2009. . The Secret of the Shadow. HarperCollins, 2009. . The Right Questions. HarperCollins, 2009. . The Best Year of Your Life. HarperCollins, 2009. . The Shadow Effect: Illuminating the Hidden Power of Your True Self, with Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson. HarperOne, 2010. . The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse: A Breakthrough Program for Connecting with Your Soul's Deepest Purpose. (reprint) HarperCollins, 2010. . Courage: Overcoming Fear and Igniting Self-Confidence. Wayne Dyer (Foreword). HarperCollins, 2012. .