“The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.” - Alfred Adler

“Modern man is drinking and drugging himself out of awareness, or he spends his time shopping, which is the same thing.” - Ernest Becker

If we want to help a child change her direction, we must understand what makes her move.

"Hating people is like burning down your house to get rid of a rat"

Harry Emerson Fosdick

“Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.”

Arthur Schopenhauer

How can we heal from the pain and suffering caused by a past relationship?

Sebastian Junger in his book 'Tribe' makes a point about the negative effect of favouring 'extrinsic values' (e.g. beauty, money, status) over 'intrinsic values' (e.g. feeling competent, authentic, and connected), and its link to depression.

The first question is not “Why the addiction?” but “Why the pain?”

People who care are the best anti-depressant treatment

When researching life satisfaction I have found that happiness and contentment is something we generate mostly through healthy relationships and self-acceptance

Sometimes we take the wrong path, especially early in our adult life

Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.