I want to share this quote from an important book on how our bodies respond to stress and trauma, by Psychiatrist Bessel Van Der Kolk:
"Being able to feel safe with other people is probably the single most important aspect of mental health.
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Social support is not the same as merely being in the presence of others. The critical issue is reciprocity: being truly heard and seen by the people around us, feeling that we are held in someone else's mind and heart."
May we all feel seen, and heard, and held in someone else's heart.
Peace
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