Ability Quote by Sue Johnson

“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 Johnson

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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.…

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“Louise Hawkley, of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago, calculates that loneliness raises blood pressure to the point…

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“If you know your loved one is there and will come when you call, you are more confident of your worth, your value. And…

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The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.

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“Sociologist James House of the University of Michigan declares that emotional isolation is a more dangerous health risk than smoking or high blood pressure,…

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“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…

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“Sociologist James House of the University of Michigan declares that emotional isolation is a more dangerous health risk than smoking or high blood pressure,…

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“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”

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Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating it and reflecting on it.

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“Sitting, years later, watching the last of the ice finally melting on our lake one morning in early April and hearing my husband and…

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“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.…

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“When marriages fail, it is not increasing conflict that is the cause. It is decreasing affection and emotional responsiveness...”

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