Dr. Paul Conti

And I don't have to beat up on myself because I can find that empowering.

What can I bring to understanding myself and having a better and making my own life better?

If I'm doing that, I will be healthier and happier and I'll bring that to the world around me.

So I'm having conflict with someone and I stop and think that person always wants to have conflict.

They're cynical.

That's how they go about life.

And I think, well, do I think I have to set a boundary between me and this person?

Or maybe I'm having conflict with a person because whenever I get more frustrated with life, I feel less patient with that person.

Let me bring this spotlight back to me.

We don't have to be afraid.

Am I going to find the problem in self or other or both?

Because I have a route to understanding myself.

I'm not beating up on myself.

I'm bringing compassionate curiosity.

Why am I doing all this?

Because I want things to be better.

And I try and bring in the book a lot of routes of inquiry.

Here are steps of how you can make this better.

And I want to bring that message here that we're only scared to have the spotlight on us, right?

If we feel ashamed because of some reflexive stigma about mental health and we feel disempowered, how about we get rid of both of those things?