“All our emotional scars and mental stress come from the pain of being fully accepted and cherished in ourselves.”

“… when spirituality is misused to blame ourselves, free abusers from accountability and repress our emotions, it can become dangerous to our mental health.”

“When we free ourselves from physical disabilities, emotional disturbances, and mental distractions, we open the gates to our soul.”

“We all acquire two types of scars; one is visible for all to see and the other resides deep within us. Both possess pain but others can only determine if the external scars have healed. The emotional scars within are usually more painful and can linger for years.”

“I am absolutely convinced that meaninglessness does not come from being weary of pain; meaninglessness comes from being weary of pleasure. And that is why we find ourselves emptied of meaning with our pantries still full.”

“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.”

“The moment I accepted myself 100%, my mental, emotional, and physical health all improved at the same time.”

“Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the individual and unique history of our childhood.”

“The single most prevalent form of denial in the human race is emotional denial. We do not want to accept the reality of our own emotions and we do not want to accept the reality of other people's emotions. As a result, we are constantly at war with ourselves and with each other.”

“Boredom between two people doesn't come from being together physically. It comes from being apart mentally and spiritually.”