"Her light glows with heartbreaking beauty, but she is unaware of her value. Such a light, whether it be the glow of a woman's creative light, her wild soul, her physical beauty, her intelligence, or her generosity, always attracts the predator. Such a light that is also unaware and unprotected is always a target...By her sweetness, her warm and welcoming voice, her lovely manner, she not only attracted those who took away an ember from her, but so large a crowd gathered before her soulful fire that they blocked her from receiving any of its warmth herself. The poor bargain she had made was to never say NO in order to be consistently loved. The predator of her own psyche offered her the gold of being loved if she would give up her instincts that said ENOUGH is ENOUGH..."
- Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes
