Collecting the Bones of the Instinctual Self is the story of my journey to the reclaiming, gathering and assembling these bones in my life. My hope is that it will inspire you, my readers, to embark on such a journey for yourself. It is a journey of self examination, reclamation, and integration. This journey is joyful, painful, frightening, and liberating. You may find yourself both approaching and avoiding taking this critical look into yourself, but if you begin to retrieve these bones you will build a foundation on which you can stand firmly in the center of yourself. You will find a sense of peace and completion as you recover your own instinctual being.