“Its common to reject or punish yourself when youve been rejected by others. When you experience disappointment from the way your family or others treat you, thats the time to take special care of y...”

“The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, Dont forget to deal with this! As long as you experience fear or pain with a memory or flashback, there is a lie attached th...”

“In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and closer bonds. When a healthy person realizes that he or she hurt you, they feel remorse and they make amend...”

“If you are trading silence or compliance for love, you are being cheated. When acceptance or love is withheld if you reveal secrets, the value of the relationship is just an illusion. Love cannot b...”

“I no longer look to my abusers with any expectation of remorse, or apology or restitution or restoration or relationship. Im at peace, accepting that they wont and cant help me out of the mess they...”

“The childhood sexual abuse taught me that my value came from sex. In adulthood, I was driven to have sex since I always felt worthless. I felt important and desired until it was over and then I fel...”

“People tend to accept information that confirms their existing beliefs and feelings, and reject information that contradicts them. This is called motivated reasoning, and it means that providing pe...”

“Think of money as energy like you would love and then the belief in the universe will provide all you have been dreaming of.”

“The less he understands something, the more firmly he believes in it.”

“The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is meaningful, nourish it and have no regrets. Ultimately, this is true living and ...”

“A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come.”

“I lie to her. Because this world is not safe. The people who are supposed to protect us, the people we are supposed to trust -- I know that sometimes they are the ones who do the most harm.”

“Smiling at someone can have significant health consequences.”

“You're not free unless you come to the place where you have nothing to prove.”

“A man who has HEALTH has a thousand dreams, but a man without HEALTH has only one.”