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dreams. Shame is retriggered in us as adults because our internal artist is always our creative child.
Julia Cameron • The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
Maturity comes when we tend to our inner children and don’t inflict them on our partners to care for.
Bruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
In ACA, we believe we were born whole and became fragmented in body, mind, and spirit through abandonment and shame. We need help finding a way to return to our miracle state.
ACA WSO INC. • ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES: Big Red Book
Reparenting ourselves can mean many things, but the central theme is that we are willing to challenge our critical, inner voice and to care for the child within.
ACA WSO INC. • ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS/DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES: Big Red Book
Every time we feel shame, or blame ourselves for the faults of others, we can be sure we are reacting from a childhood image.
Eva Pierrakos • The Undefended Self: Living the Pathwork
Ideally, if our caretakers are present, attuned to us, and lovingly meet our needs, we learn that dependency on others is safe.
Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
It was boboism that radically changed our conception of faith formation, allowing youthfulness to mutate the transcendent call of Jesus to follow into a therapeutic pursuit of the self without divine action.
Andrew Root • Faith Formation in a Secular Age : Volume 1 (Ministry in a Secular Age): Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness
As our artist’s protective parent, we must learn to place our artist with safe companions. Toxic playmates can capsize our artist’s growth.