When we cannot find a way of telling our story, our story tells us-we dream these stories, we … - Stephen Grosz

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We too, must shatter the mirrors. We must look in to ourselves and root out the distortions until that thing which we know in our hearts is perfect and true, stands before us.

Stephen Grosz

When we cannot find a way of telling our story, our story tells us-we dream these stories, we develop symptoms, or we find ourselves acting in ways we don’t understand.

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