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“It's not about feeling better. It's about getting better at feeling.”

Feelings Growth Emotions Maturity

Author:Gabor Maté

“Disease itself is both a culmination of what came before and a pointer to how things might unfold in the future. Our emotional dynamics, including our relationship to ourselves can be among the powerful determinants of that future.”

Health Disease Emotions

Book:The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

Source: The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

“When you shut down emotion, you’re also affecting your immune system, your nervous system. So the repression of emotions, which is a survival strategy, then becomes a source of physiological illness later on.”

Inspirational Emotions Mental Health

Author:Gabor Maté

“What doesn't develop in one area will overdevelop in another, if the kid has the brains for it. Barbara develops a huge intellect ion order to feel comfortable. I believe that's because you were not able to give her the emotional sustenance that she needed when she was small.”

Emotions Psychology Intellect

Book:When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress

Source: When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress