The first person you need to be open and honest with is you, before you can be open and honest with anyone else. This is where we start to get real! We cannot expect anyone else to listen to how we feel if we don’t listen to our self.”

“Being authentic in your communication requires courage. We need to be prepared to stand up for what we feel and express ourselves, even when the going gets tough. We need to communicate in a loving, caring and empathic way with everyone.”

“As soon as we blame someone else for anything in our life, we play the victim. When we play victim, we give away our power – our power to change and our power to create the life and relationships we want.”