Contents
Foreword
by Thomas Moore
Introduction
Part 1
: Why We Need to Let Go of “Good”
and Learn to Be Genuine Instead
1 Becoming Genuine
2 Understanding Projection, Introjection, and the
Good-Guy Identity
3 Reinforcements:
Empathy and Bargaining
4 The Importance of Self
Part 2
: Becoming Aware of the Falsehoods
That Hold Us Back
5 Give Them the
Benefit of the Doubt
6 I’m Just a Giver
7 Life’s Purpose
Is Helping Others
8 You Are Selfish If …
9 Do Not Judge
10 To Love Is to Trust
11 Guilt Is a Good Thing
12 Innocence Is Sacred
13 You Are Responsible
for How I Feel
14 The Lie of Loyalty
15 Do Your Duty
16 I Should Love Them Unconditionally
17 I Should Forgive Them
18 I Should Always Smile
19 Be the Bigger Person
20 When the Good
Guy Misuses Others
Part 3
: Healing: Making Friends
with Difficult Emotions
21 Understanding
the Inner World: Your
Internal Messaging System
22 My Friend, Resentment
23 My Friend, Anger
24 My Friend, Fear
25 My Friend, Sorrow
Part 4
: Healing: Making Friends
with Your Personal Powers
26 My Friend, Intuition
27 My Friend, Discernment
28 My Friend, Desire
Part 5
: What to Expect from
the Overall Healing Process
29 The Differentiation/
Integration Process
30 Practice That
Becomes Process
31 Arriving at Peace
Bibliography