Katherine Woodward Thomas

And the first way you do it is to say, I'm sorry for not loving.

I'm sorry for not loving you in the way you need to be loved.

You repair that within yourself because the source fracture story gets played out in the relationship with the self.

I'm sorry, sweetheart, for abusing you.

Some men are uncomfortable with sweetheart.

Little Lou or whatever.

Buddy or son.

Let me just tell you, if people can't locate their adult self, think about who you are for a friend in need.

You are that person already for other people.

Think about the parent you are.

Think about the leader that you are at work.

Beautiful, beautiful.

Well, wherever we're centered at the level of identity is where we're generating our whole lives from.

There's a lot at stake here.

Wherever we're centered at the level of identity is where we're generating our lives from.

So there's a lot at stake.

I can tell you a story.

Sometimes stories help to integrate the concepts, right?

Yes.

These ideas have really been informed by my privilege of teaching tens of thousands of people in live interactive classes since 2007.