Randa Mashnouk’s Reviews > How to Do the Work: Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self > Status Update

“The more shame we carry, the more the ego wants to avoid future situations where we could experience more shame or any deeper pain. The ego, in an attempt to make sure you’re never hurt again, puts up barriers—because in every opportunity for positive change, there is also the chance of the pain of failure.”