I define a good person as somebody who is fully conscious of their own limitations. They know their strengths, but they also know their shadow - they know their weaknesses. In other words, they understand that there is no good without bad. Good and evil are really one, but we have broken them up in our consciousness. We polarize them.

Guilt says I've done something wrong; ... shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I've made a mistake; ... shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good; ... shame says I am no good.

There are plenty of quacks in the field. Fewer than you'd expect, though still plenty (in alternative medicine).

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.

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

It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

Shame is the root of all addictions.