I have never met an aggressive person who wasn’t a fearful person.

Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about our pain.

To be shame-bound means that whenever you feel any feeling, need or drive, you immediately feel ashamed. The dynamic core of your human life is grounded in your feelings, needs and drives. When these are bound by shame, you are shamed to the core.

The spiritual quest is not some added benefit to our life, something you embark on if you have the time and inclination. We are spiritual beings on an earthly journey. Our spirituality makes up our beingness.

Shame is the root of all addictions.

We move from the illusion of certainty, to the certainty of illusion

The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.