The Ten Stages are the way through to the child within.

No matter what kind of happy pretend face we present as an adult, there is also a frightened little boy or girl inside us. This suffering child within colours everything we do, generating our fears, insecurities and self-loathing, damaging our relationships and our life. That wounded child within is you, is me, and we must extend a hand to him so we can understand, defuse and transform the energy of this pain. The Ten Stages are the way through to the child within. We have to embrace our child exactly where it is—caught by the past, fearful, and angry at being neglected for so long. Moreover, we have to be filled with compassion for ourselves and gently move towards contact.