Table of Contents
Honoring Self, Honoring Others V
Author’s Note X
Foreword XIV
Introduction XVII
How To Use This Book XX
Glossary Of Terms XXIII
Start with Sacred 1
Pause and Build Trust 3
Clean Relations 5
Vulnerability: Gateway to Intimacy 7
Protecting What Is Sacred 9
You Are Magnificent 11
Re-Building Your Foundation 13
Want to Be Here 15
Growing Up With Addiction 17
People Pleasing 19
Lone Wanderer 21
Visualize the Egg of Light 23
Name It To Tame It 25
Blind Spots 27
Establish Ground Rules 29
No Trespassing 31
Examining Expectations 33
Contracts 35
Trying On New Ways 37
Heroic Journey 39
Identifying the Desired Outcome 41
Making Waves 43
Choose Your Armor 45
Choose Your Weapon 47
When to Walk Away 49
Fair Fighting 51
Ego Strength 53
Compassion For Anxiety 55
Fanning the Flames 57
Course-Correct 59
Overstimulation 61
Stepping Back for Clarity 63
Know Your Limits 65
Mending and Bending 67
Cool Off 69
Explain Your Strategy 71
Time Out for Rage 73
Understanding Rage 75
Sacred NO 77
Empathy Not Invasion 79
Money Matters 81
Body Boundaries 83
Sexual Boundaries 85
Divorce Boundaries 87
Boundaries for Children 89
Invasions of Privacy 91
Boundaries with Parents 93
Faith In Dark Places 95
Flimsy Boundaries 97
Something Doesn’t Feel Right 99
Grieving the Lost Child 101
Soul Retrieval 103
Fallout 105
Make Room for Healing 107
Filling Up When Depleted 109
Non-Negotiable Worthiness 111
Follow Through 113
Developing Ego Strength 115
Afterword 116
Language Prompts 119
Acknowledgments 131