There is no wisdom without mastery over the mystery of our internal world, the world that opens the door to understanding others.

Suffering is to the heart and soul as tears are to the eyes, cleansing and expelling toxicity from the inner system. When we do not allow ourselves to feel appropriate pain, we move into a sort of non-experience. We watch life rather than live it; we look but never get too close.

Neural repatterning comes as we enter into and sustain new types of relationships that allow us to reregulate our sense impressions slowly and over time.

There is no wisdom without mastery over the mystery of our internal world, the world that opens the door to understanding others.

Only when we stop holding others accountable for all of our troubles can we truly be free.

Shame is quicksand on the path to soul.

Part of what makes a situation traumatic is not talking about it. Talking reduces trauma symptoms. When we don't talk about trauma, we remain emotionally illiterate. Our most powerful feelings go unnamed and unspoken.