"Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by..." - Bessel van der Kolk

💊 Healing

“Neuroscience research shows that the only way we can change the way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience and learning to befriend what is going on inside ourselves”

— Bessel van der Kolk

Healing requires befriending rather than fighting our inner experience.

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