Healing Pain Quotes

“The sacred wandering is a healing journey. It gives us the courage to face old wounds. We bravely face our past hurts. If we don't give ourselves permission to feel the pain, we cannot heal the pain. We must feel it to heal it.”
― Dana Arcuri, Sacred Wandering: Growing Your Faith In The Dark

“There appears to be a close connection between these skin disorders (acne and warts) and the emotions. As with virtually all of these mind-body processes, there is no laboratory proof of the causative role of emotions, but there is certainly a mountain of clinical evidence. Acne is one of the common "other things" that people with TMS have had or continue to have even while they're having back trouble. And then there's the story of the man who developed an itchy rash under his wedding band that disappeared as soon as he separated from his wife. Other gold rings did not produce a similar rash.

It has been suggested that other skin disorders like eczema and psoriasis are related to the emotions. I am inclined to agree but have no evidence one way or the other. (page 195)”
― John E Sarno, M.D, Healing Back Pain

“Once we are firmly on the path of forgiveness, we will find that it leads to lifting repressions and healing memories. Our happiness, lightness, joy, and peace will noticeably increase with every repressed hurt lifted and painful memory healed.”
― Donna Goddard, The Love of Being Loving

“Since the subject of the emotions and cancer has been introduced, let's pursue it further. Though it is not yet under intensive research by mainstream medicine, there have been many observations through the years that psychological and social factors may play a role in the cause and cure of cancer.

One of these was reported by Kenneth Pelletier, a member of the faculty of the School of Medicine, University of California, at the time. He was interested in "miracle cancer cures" that had occurred in seven people in the San Francisco area and wondered if they had anything in common. He found, in fact, that all seven people became more outgoing, more community oriented, interested in things outside of themselves; they all tried to change their lives so that there was more time for pleasurable activities; all seven became religious, in different ways, but all looked to something bigger than themselves; each spent a period of time each day meditating, sitting quietly, and contemplating or praying; they all started a physical exercise program, and they all changed their diets to include less red meat and more vegetables. It certainly looks as though social and emotional factors played a role in these "miracle cures." (page 186)”
― John E Sarno, M.D, Healing Back Pain

“Never use your voice to prove a point to those who have hurt you. True healing comes when you rise above the pain, not when you seek validation from those who wounded you. The spirit you carry speaks louder than the words you say”
― Thandazo Perfect Khumalo

“Integrating your pain becomes the foundation for something greater.”
― Antonieta Contreras, How Deep Is the Wound?: A Guide to Investigating, Understanding, and Resolving Your Emotional Pain