Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

I feel that adolescence has served its purpose when a person arrives at adulthood with a strong sense of self-esteem, the ability to relate intimately, to communicate congruently, to take responsibility, and to take risks. The end of adolescence is the beginning of adulthood. What hasn't been finished then will have to be finished later.

As a therapist, I am a companion. I try to help people tune into their own wisdom.

I have talked about choosing rather than acting from compulsion. When you feel that you have to live according to someone else's direction or live so that you never disappoint or hurt anybody, then your life is a continual assessment of whether or not you please other people.

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.

Taste everything, but swallow only what fits.