“I've done talk therapy for over ten years, but there is something that Core gives me that is unique. As a soft-spoken poet/writer/painter, I've felt less than my real self most of my life-- wearing my idealized-self mask so well and unknowingly. Now I can stand tall and calm in the face of emotions displayed by people right in front of me, whether breaking down with grief or anger--or exploding with joy. Practicing repeatedly in a group, expressing my full spectrum of emotions, and being seen, accepted, and loved for me, all of me, has saved my life. That is, I am now more alive than I have ever been”. -JC