Therapy is very much like excavating an archaeological site. We gently dig around in the dirt until we unearth buried treasure. As we continue with our healing process, we naturally jettison the junk: the unhealthy aspects of our personalities and lives. We take out the trash.

After we take out the trash, we need to fill up the empty spaces. Nature abhors a vacuum. So, we need to replace the junk. . .to showcase the treasures we unearth with our digging. . .we need to replace the negative with something positive and valuable.