
“What is sitting behind your judgments? What fears are you coddling?”
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“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her â€� but I think she's even more terrified to find out why." Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing.”
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“Surviving something impossibly hard â€� supported by meaningful connection and our own inner strength â€� makes us more alive. More purpose-driven, more prioritized, more focused, more aware, more connected. More human. By bringing loss out of the shadows, we can change our lives for the better.”
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“We use our minds not to discover facts but to hide them. One of things the screen hides most effectively is the body, our own body, by which I mean, the ins and outs of it, its interiors. Like a veil thrown over the skin to secure its modesty, the screen partially removes from the mind the inner states of the body, those that constitute the flow of life as it wanders in the journey of each day. (p.28)”
― The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness
― The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness

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