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Dr. Peter Levine, a renowned trauma researcher, said, “Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.”
Benjamin Hardy • Personality Isn't Permanent
Why it matters: As the mental health crisis and addiction epidemicintensify, psychedelics are proving to be a highly effective remedy for anxiety, depression, PTSD, opioid addiction, and other treatment-resistant conditions.
Insider No. 84: Psychedelic Wellness
Karl Jaspers made empathy central to psychiatry, a revolutionary idea at the time.
Nassir Ghaemi • A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
He feels, he told me, that the experience made clear to him that people need a sense “of being accepted, to have some sense of importance, and to be loved. And I can give that to anyone at any time, and it’s that simple. It’s just paying attention. It’s just being with people. It’s loving.”
Johann Hari • Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
excitement makes us vulnerable to depression.