Identifies the forces that cause people to commit acts of self-sabotage and self-destruction, in a guide that offers advice on how to make choices in accordance with one's true goals and values.

The beach ball effect -- The split -- The seesaw -- Shame on you -- The fallout of fear -- The ego gone bad -- Cracking the code of the false self -- The masks -- Waking up from denial -- Healing the split -- The strength of forgiveness -- Returning to love.