“Sitting on the hot seat of change requires much courage, patience, and persistence.” Quote by David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“The strange part about a person’s lack of trust is that it often comes from not trusting themselves.” LoveChangeTrustChaosRecoveryDysfunctional FamiliesDysfunctional Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“Rod Cockshutt, Professor Emeritus at N.C. State University called my book, Evidence of Insanity, "an extraordinary achievement" and told me to not change the last 10-15 pages no matter what.” HumorInspirationFamilyAdversityHilariousDysfunctionalLife Achievement Author:Carol Piner
“The more judgmental a person is the sadder they are.” LoveHappinessChangeShameRecoveryJudgementalDysfunctional Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“The key problem I encounter working with wounded, depressed, and unhappy people is a lack of connection…starting from a disconnection from themselves and then with others. This is why love often becomes so distorted and destructive. When people experience a disconnection from themselves, they feel it but do not realize the problem.” LoveJoyChangeShameUnhappyRecoveryDepressedFamiliesDysfunctional FamiliesDysfunctionalDisconnectionChnageShame Recovery Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“Consider letting go of the barriers between yourself and others, let go of the definition our culture has inflicted upon us and allow the best part of ourselves to connect with the wondrous parts of others. Allow yourself to connect in a deeper and more profound way.” LoveChangeShameRecoveryConnectionBarriersFamiliesWallsDysfunctional FamiliesDysfunctional Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“To say goodbye, is to die a little. To say good morning, is a hope for a new sunshine in a cloudy winter.” HopeMorningWinterCloudsGoodbyeSunshineDieGood Morning Author:Nabil TOUSSI
“The truth is, we tend to train people how we want to be treated. If others know you have wishy-washy boundaries then they are free to walk all over you; the results…you become a doormat. We have actually trained others to do this when we will allow people to wipe their muddy feet on us. After all, we are doormats.” LoveChangeBoundariesRecoveryFamiliesCodependencyDysfunctionalDoormat Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“When I learned about the gray existing between the black and white of absolute terms, I began to experience more peace. The more I expanded my gray areas (more than 50 shades), the more peace I experienced in my life.” LoveChangeShameRecoveryBlack And WhiteGreyFamiliesDysfunctionalAcceptence Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough
“You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine, for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional lifestyle, passing these habits as gospel on to subsequent generations. This was not done out of malice, spite, or hate, but what they knew best. As ineffective as these habits are, you never stopped to consider another way of loving.” LoveJoyShameRecoveryFamiliesDysfunctional FamiliesDysfunctionalAcceptence Author:David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough