Sue Johnson quotes
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“Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the larger world. Loving responsiveness is the foundation of a truly compassionate, civilized society.”
-- Sue JohnsonSource : Sue Johnson (2011). “Hold Me Tight: Your Guide to the Most Successful Approach to Building Loving Relationships”, p.9, Hachette UK
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“When love doesn't work, we hurt. Indeed, “hurt feelings†is a precisely accurate phrase, according to psychologist Naomi Eisenberger of the University of California. Her brain imaging studies show that rejection and exclusion trigger the same circuits in the same part of the brain, the anterior cingulate, as physical pain.”
-- Sue JohnsonSource : Sue Johnson, Kenneth Sanderfer (2016). “Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" Guide for Christian Couples”, p.29, Hachette UK
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“Being the “best you can be†is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.”
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“Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating it and reflecting on it.”
-- Sue JohnsonSource : Sue Johnson (2014). “The Love Secret: The revolutionary new science of romantic relationships”, p.43, Hachette UK
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“The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.”
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“Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.”
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“In insecure relationships, we disguise our vulnerabilities so our partner never really sees us.”
-- Sue JohnsonSource : Sue Johnson, Kenneth Sanderfer (2016). “Created for Connection: The "Hold Me Tight" Guide for Christian Couples”, p.83, Hachette UK
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“I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.”
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“You know it's right when you feel this undeniable connection and chemistry.”
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“I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.”
Source : Last Poems no. 12, l. 17 (1922)
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“Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.”
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“No foundation that I am aware of has hired ex-journalists to promote a thoroughgoing inquiry.”
Source : Alexander Cockburn (1988). “Corruptions of Empire: Life Studies & the Reagan Era”, p.182, Verso
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