“All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay in the body like small ticking time bombs—they are illnesses in incubation.” — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in releasing the pain may be making the connection between your body pain and the cause. “Beliefs are physical.… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“Dr. Peter Levine, who has worked with trauma survivors for twenty-five years, says the single most important factor he has learned in uncovering the mystery of human trauma is what happens during and after the freezing response. He describes an impala being chased by a cheetah. The second the cheetah pounces on the young impala, the animal goes limp. The… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share
“When I read the words, “a woman has the power to…change her experience,” I knew overcoming my fear that my father would come into my room, even after he was dead, would be one of my biggest challenges. Because he had come in so many hundreds of times, I had been indelibly conditioned. I guess that’s why I call it… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share
“All emotions, even those that are suppressed and unexpressed, have physical effects. Unexpressed emotions tend to stay in the body like small ticking time… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in releasing the… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“In his books, Dr. Alexander Lowen put into words the anguish I could not describe. He explained how a repressed experience was converted into… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
