“Under this aura of perfection he knows how flawed he really is but his intact denial system keeps this awareness suppressed in… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Chaos Copy Share Image
“Mature adults gravitate toward new values and understandings, not just rehashing and blind acceptance of past patterns and previous learning. This is… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Aging Copy Share Image
“Black and white thinking limits understanding and feedback, two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding.” — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Black and white Copy Share Image
“When this low self-worth is hidden, one can understand why the person becomes hypersensitive to the opinions of others and has a… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Chaos Copy Share Image
“...the state of perfection is an elusive goal; demanding something so obscure as almost unattainable and can become a compulsive, crazy making… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptence Copy Share Image
“Our parents were our first gods. If parents are loving, nurturing, and kind, this becomes the child’s definition of the creator. If… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“When I learned about the gray existing between the black and white of absolute terms, I began to experience more peace. The… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptence Copy Share Image
“This imbalance causes resentments within the over-responsible and dependency with the irresponsible person and this dynamic becomes the destructive life-pattern not conducive… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Codependency Copy Share Image
“Families living in dysfunction seldom have healthy boundaries. Dysfunctional families have trouble knowing where they stop and others begin.” — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Boundaries Copy Share Image
“Codependency is a learned set of behaviors, thought processes, and habits. When combined together, they fit a very loose definition. All people… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“Swirling in a squirrel cage of perpetual motion, the head-committee meets, argues, votes out the guidance available from emotions, and successfully keeps… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Chaos Copy Share Image
“Consider letting go of the barriers between yourself and others, let go of the definition our culture has inflicted upon us and… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Allow Copy Share Image
“When one person attempts to “fix it” for the other person, the connection of acceptance is snapped and the sender and receiver… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptance Copy Share Image
“The strange part about a person’s lack of trust is that it often comes from not trusting themselves.” — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“They sought the pain they knew so well and called it love.” — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Love Copy Share Image
“We ardently desire to take down our masks and say to the world, “This is who I am…and I am okay.” This… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“With improved coping skills forged through my midlife crisis, I now listen first and do not control, and I allow these now… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Adult children Copy Share Image
“Children have empty erasable white boards upon which big people write indelibly imprinted messages into their tender subconscious minds.” — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“Reality may not be what you want it to be, but it is the reality you now must face. You can deny… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptance Copy Share Image
“As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“Shame is a powerful feeling. There is a tremendous difference between making a mistake and believing you are a mistake...If I don’t… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Chaos Copy Share Image
“The key problem I encounter working with wounded, depressed, and unhappy people is a lack of connection…starting from a disconnection from themselves… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“The truth is, we tend to train people how we want to be treated. If others know you have wishy-washy boundaries then… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Boundaries Copy Share Image
“Since children from dysfunctional families are so good at judging others, they also judge themselves finding themselves unacceptable when compared to others,… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptence Copy Share Image
“Many of the habits of dysfunctional families use are not from the lack of love but are the result of fear. Knowing… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Change Copy Share Image
“It is very difficult to develop a proper sense of self-esteem in a dysfunctional family. Having very little self-worth, looking at one’s… — David W. Earle LPC- Love is Not Enough Acceptence Copy Share Image
