“I complained to a friend that although I had completed six years in therapy, my mother still wouldnt let me go. He replied, "Shes not supposed to let you go. Your father is supposed to come and get...”

“Quality time is not the same as the everydayness of being together. Let’s neither glorify nor undervalue.”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”