Health - Mental
Maintenance and healing
Health - Mental
Absolute Honesty:
“No lying, no cheating, no stealing; in a word, in all your affairs, simply and absolutely no falsehood.”
Absolute Purity:
“Purity of mind, purity of body, purity of the emotions, purity of heart, sexual purity.”
Absolute Unselfishness:
“Seeking what is right and true ahead of what I want in every situation.”
Absolute Love:
“Loving... See more
“No lying, no cheating, no stealing; in a word, in all your affairs, simply and absolutely no falsehood.”
Absolute Purity:
“Purity of mind, purity of body, purity of the emotions, purity of heart, sexual purity.”
Absolute Unselfishness:
“Seeking what is right and true ahead of what I want in every situation.”
Absolute Love:
“Loving... See more
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A different level of brain activity is involved for each response: the mammalian fight-or-flight system, which is protective and keeps us from shutting down, and the reptilian brain, which produces the collapse response.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Humans unfortunately make being human exceptionally hard for each other,
Sonya Renee Taylor • The Body Is Not an Apology
The sense of being inhabited by warring impulses or parts is common to all of us but particularly to traumatized people who had to resort to extreme measures in order to survive. Exploring—even befriending—those parts is an important component of healing.
Bessel van der Kolk • The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Attachment disorders are at their core a form of object impermanence. The insecurely attached babies experience their reliance on their caregiver as ephemeral. They do not trust it will continue. They do not trust she will return. They do not trust their needs will be met. When she leaves the room, she might as well cease to exist. Physical... See more
Small Wire • Romance plot
Denial is the shock absorber for the soul. It’s an instinctive and natural reaction to pain, loss, and change. It protects us. It wards off the blows of life until we can gather our other coping resources.
Melody Beattie • Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself (Revised and Updated)
Good self-care is being kind to yourself. Can you speak to yourself with as much empathy and caring as you would to a loved one? Can you touch your face or your arm with
Jasmin Lee Cori MS LPC • The Emotionally Absent Mother: A Guide to Self-Healing and Getting the Love You Missed
the Latin roots of humility means “from the earth.” It’s about being grounded—recognizing that we’re flawed and fallible.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
I'm not available." - Helps establish off-hours and personal time boundaries.
"I need you to help me." - Encourages teamwork and shared responsibility.
"I don't agree." - Clearly states disagreement while remaining open to finding a mutual solution.
"I understand you need my help, but I cannot work on this right now." - Balances empathy with personal... See more
"I need you to help me." - Encourages teamwork and shared responsibility.
"I don't agree." - Clearly states disagreement while remaining open to finding a mutual solution.
"I understand you need my help, but I cannot work on this right now." - Balances empathy with personal... See more