title: Shedding skin and tears.
abstract: I am a purported expert in change and personal growth; that's the work I do with patients, and what I lecture and write about. I say that growth has nothing to do with adding on; it's always about letting go. Alas, it's always easier to tell others how to welcome shedding their skins than it is for me to do it myself. Letting go of the old and familiar is a necessary prerequisite for growth, but it's hard to do because no matter how much we may know, we have to move on. It always makes us feel vulnerable, which can inspire fear.
authors: University of Arizona Medical School, USA. jo@healingdoc.com
authors: Carl A
authors: CA
authors: Hammlerschlag
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D014481:United States