Introduction -- Our partnership -- Opening your eyes -- The pain-to-power principle -- Living behind shields -- Understanding the four fictions -- The four faces of pain -- How you got here -- Why we deny the truth -- Why we repeat the past -- Are we hardwired to run from pain? -- Understanding the family fiction -- Facing the truth is not about blame -- Living the truth now -- Getting to your true desire -- Envisioning the future -- Protecting your children -- Living the truth from this day forward -- Appendix: The pain-to-power prescription.