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Trauma affects the entire human organism–thinking, feeling, relationships, and the housekeeping of one’s body. Trauma survivors are vulnerable to a host of medical illnesses and chronic pain syndromes, insomnia, drug and alcohol addiction, depression, obesity, and other issues related to optimal functioning of the entire organism, and the capacity... See more
Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. • The Body Keeps The Score
Imagination gives us the opportunity to envision new possibilities—it is an essential launchpad for making our hopes come true.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Her temperament was distinctly familial to me. She could be me, if I could unzip my skin and release all my fury. If Erin brought out the intellect in me (and my petty envy), Helen brought out what was raw in me.
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
My heart was skipping in my throat. I knew that anger. How had I managed to find it in Ohio?
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
… If I can accept that I am who I am, that I feel what I feel, that I have done what I have done—if I can accept it whether I like all of it or not—then I can accept myself.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
But like many model immigrants, he can be angry.
Cathy Park Hong • Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series)
Cheryl Clarke • 2 highlights
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