“When we shut down certain feelings, it's easy to lose our natural relationship with them. But having feelings is an essential part of being human. They are the essence of who you are as a person, and without them it's… — Allyson Dinneen Copy Share Image
“No matter who you are, life is desperately hard sometimes. People we love die, and the longer we live, the more we find that's worth grieving. People we trust abandon us. Happy times come to an end. Circumstances change in ways that hurt us. Emotional needs go unmet. Trust gets broken. We are forced to let go of people, places,… — Allyson Dinneen Copy Share
“When we shut down certain feelings, it's easy to lose our natural relationship with them. But having feelings is an essential part of being… — Allyson Dinneen Copy Share Image
“You might not WANT to feel needy. But your nervous system is extremely evolved to drive you to seek safe emotional connection with others--and… — Allyson Dinneen Copy Share Image
“To get back to the person I am, I had to reject so much of who I was told that I was.” — Allyson Dinneen Copy Share Image