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In PTSD the critical balance between the amygdala (smoke detector) and the MPFC (watchtower) shifts radically, which makes it much harder to control emotions and impulses. Neuroimaging studies of human beings in highly emotional states
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“When women lose themselves, the world loses its way. We do not need more selfless women. What we need right now is more women who have detoxed themselves so completely from the world's expectations that they are full of nothing but themselves. What we need are women who are full of themselves. A woman who is full of herself knows and trusts herself enough to say and do what must be done. She lets the rest burn.”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Don’t ask your kids to know what’s best for them. As much as they might protest, kids need you to know better. They need to push against you until they hit something solid that they can be secured by. Without a wall against which they can rail and rest, they have to keep looking for the limits, unable to do the rich development that can only happen once they are safely held in something bigger, older and wiser than them. They need clear boundaries, even if they don’t always like you for imposing them.”
― Please Yourself: A powerful self-improvement guide for setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care
― Please Yourself: A powerful self-improvement guide for setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care
Alannah’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alannah’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
575 books
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9 friends
333 books
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15 friends
16 books
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61 friends
159 books
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24 friends
133 books
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1 friend
4 books
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5 friends
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