Robert

“Because it never regards itself as great It is capable of being great.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching: The Book of The Way and its Virtue

“We each have a source of love within us called the Self. From this place, we can retrieve our exiles from our inner basements and heal their wounds sufficiently”
― Richard C. Schwartz, You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships

“when our exiles are focused on our partner, the partner will feel overburdened by our clinging, jealousy, and neediness. Then when our protectors jump in, they will feel shut out and blamed.”
― Richard C. Schwartz, You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships

“For each part, speak to it about that physiological impact and whether it needs to communicate with you in that way or whether you would listen otherwise.”
― Richard C. Schwartz, You Are the One You've Been Waiting For: Applying Internal Family Systems to Intimate Relationships