Cognitive therapy is based on the idea that when you change the way you think, you can change the way you feel and behave. In other words, if we can learn to think about other people in a more positive and realistic way, it will be far easier to resolve conflicts and develop rewarding personal and professional relationships.

You don't have to do anything especially worthy to create or deserve self-esteem; all you have to do is turn off that critical, haranguing, inner voice.

Forgive yourself and be ready to forgive yourself in the future. You're gonna screw up. It's okay.

Powerful new drug-free treatments have been developed for depression and for every conceivable type of anxiety, such as chronic worrying, shyness, public speaking anxiety, test anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks. The goal of the treatment is not just partial improvement but full recovery.

You're not a bad person. But you sometimes do bad things. You know what that makes you? Human.

You feel the way you do right now because of the thoughts you are thinking at this moment.

Guilt serves a powerful social function in terms of policing our behavior.