“Many of our unhealthy and unproductive behaviors originated as a means of self-protection. We learned to withhold our opinions, do what we were told, follow an acceptable career path, marry an acceptable partner, keep our anger under wraps or use it as a shield, dress in a way that doesn't draw attention - the list goes on and on. Until we start to wake up, to explore what's inside us, we hardly notice we are living by rules that stifle us.”