It's so important for those living with chronic pain to establish good communication with both their healthcare professionals and caregivers. Clear communication about pain is vital to receiving proper diagnosis and effective treatment.

Your father leaving your family, that's your bedrock for all your future relationships and that's your security when you're a kid.

I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture any more.

Once you start to question your life you get to a higher level of awareness. It's like turning a light on-voila you see you have choices and choices are sacred.

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

I grew up in a family of secrets; there was a lot of pathology in the family.

They're trying to tell us that we're not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can't know who you are if you don't spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.