"Back in the 1980s, the unity of the mind and body was barely recognized. Now it’s a given. There is seamless web between our thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and physical wellbeing. Every thought we think becomes a physical reality in our bodies. And thoughts of fear, anger, depression, and pain leave an indelible mark on our bodies, minds, and souls that lingers, waiting for our recognition, compassion, forgiveness—and finally our healing. The famous Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE) from Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, for example, has documented the lifelong adverse effect on physical health and mortality that result from growing up in a home in which violence, depression, or addiction are present...."
"When faced with the enormity of this level of violence and suffering, it is easy to simply become numb, go into denial, or use excess sugar, drugs, or alcohol to help with the numbing. But there’s another way....
"Everywhere around the world, we are waking up to the need to change our attitudes about ourselves...."
"In the words of Albert Einstein, “Our problems will not be solved at the level of thinking that created the problem.” All war metaphors must go. You cannot FIGHT for peace...."
http://onebillionrising.org/blog/entry/dr.-christiane-northrup-our-biography-is-our-biology
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