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“Many of the early explorers in my field—Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, John Bowlby—concluded that early trauma, even dating back to preverbal eras, takes its toll, often an indelible toll, on the comfort, the ease, the self-esteem, of the adult, even into late stages of life.”
― A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
― A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
“Don’t ask questions. 2. Learn from them as the experts on their disability. 3. Always agree with everything they say, never interrupting them.”
― Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being
― Contented Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being
“These are human being to human being: not so much therapist-client moments, and these moments have made a huge difference to me (and to my own clients). It is very heartening to know that even when we get it wrong (i.e., being human) we can make it right with authenticity and kindness.”
― A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
― A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
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