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“Negative emotions, such as anger and fear, narrow our focus, while positive emotion expands the range of our thoughts and creates the urge to play and experiment.”
― Sue Johnson, Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships

“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new. —Ursula K. Le Guin”
― Sue Johnson, Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships

“The first and foremost instinct of humans is neither sex nor aggression. It is to seek contact and comforting connection.”
― Sue Johnson, Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships

“Trauma is any terrifying event that instantly changes the world as we know it, leaving us helpless and emotionally overwhelmed.”
― Sue Johnson, Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love