American - Author | November 29, 1962 -
Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.
Martha Beck
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At times in my life, I have been utterly lonely. At other times, I've had disgusting infectious diseases. Try admitting these things in our culture.
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Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
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I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.
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I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life.
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If you're religious, it gives you a perspective.
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Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.
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My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.
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People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.
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Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.
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Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.
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