Ouch! There may always be scared or cautious places in your psyche. But over time they'll stop distracting you. You'll be able to look in that direction and find energy for change

Ouch!: If we can't avoid pain, can we control how we respond to it?

Light and Shadow: Every family is organized around some story.

Leap of Faith: Make your commitment so complete there's no going back. Just forward toplaces unknown, sure-footed and strong, even though you don't yet know whatcomes next. There will come that moment.

Mr Beginnings: This I know for sure: If you sincerely move in the right direction, puttingone foot in front of the other, something changes.

Nobody Home: You're chained to your denial in a way that blunt force cannot undo. And you'll keep paying the price of that servitude until you're ready to be really free.

Mapmaking: Imagine whole regions of your future where anywhere might become home.

North Star: Every vessel needs someone to keep the ship on course, towards a goal that may be very far away, which is how goals often feel, especially in big life transitions. Though we're sometimes unsure who should be at the helm, we want him/her to be trustworthy and steady. But yikes, on this vessel the default is us.

Russian Dolls: Here's the hard truth: doing this work is not easy. It will be scary and make you cry. Remember how wonderfully tears can heal.

Ouch! One huge problem is internalized blame. The very scary and almost always wrong idea that somehow you did something to deserve being hurt.