In the Western world today we have an epidemic of stressed people on the verge of burnout, digging into their emergency reserves to get through each day. Most people hide their struggles, so even their closest friends and immediate family don’t know what they are grappling with.

Without the proper foundation, provided by the right environment in early childhood, our emotional system can’t respond in a healthy and functional way, resulting in coping strategies. A life driven by coping strategies is stressful, exhausting, and often unfulfilling. People trapped in this cycle often feel that life is pointless, or too hard. 

 Mastering the emotional system is the key to peace of mind, physical and mental health, fulfilling relationships, productivity, creativity, and manifesting your full potential.

In our culture, most of us arrive at adulthood doing the emotional equivalent of standing on the accelerator and the brake at the same time. The vehicle may still be moving forward, but there’s a lot of resistance, wasted energy and wearing down of the parts. The Hale Method () brings all the parts into alignment, reducing the friction and increasing both speed and control. Someone who has mastered the skills in this book is able to produce extraordinary results, both internally (in terms of their inner experiences) and externally (in what they can manifest in the outside world).