“Love can begin in a thousand ways-with a glance, a stare, a whisper or smile, a compliment, or an insult. It continues with caresses and kisses, or maybe frowns and fights. It ends with silence and sadness, frustration and rage,… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
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.… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Louise Hawkley, of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, calculates that loneliness raises blood pressure to the point… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“If you know your loved one is there and will come when you call, you are more confident of your worth, your value. And… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them. — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Sociologist James House of the University of Michigan declares that emotional isolation is a more dangerous health risk than smoking or high blood pressure,… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Love can begin in a thousand ways-with a glance, a stare, a whisper or smile, a compliment, or an insult. It continues with caresses… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Sociologist James House of the University of Michigan declares that emotional isolation is a more dangerous health risk than smoking or high blood pressure,… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Emotional Responsiveness— The Key to a Lifetime of Love A person’s “heart withers if it does not answer another heart.” —Pearl S. Buck Tim” — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating it and reflecting on it. — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“Sitting, years later, watching the last of the ice finally melting on our lake one morning in early April and hearing my husband and… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“what happens when trauma survivors stay emotionally shut down? Trauma’s echoes cannot dissipate. The continuing reverberations gradually erode connection and trust with loved ones.… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“When marriages fail, it is not increasing conflict that is the cause. It is decreasing affection and emotional responsiveness...” — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people. — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
“From your viewpoint, is your partner accessible to you? I can get my partner’s attention easily. T F My partner is easy to connect… — Sue Johnson Copy Share Image
