Quotes from Karla McLaren

We work with nutrition and exercise to increase our energy, but we ignore the richest source of energy we possess—our emotions.

Without our emotions, we can't make decisions; we can't decipher our dreams and visions; we can't set proper boundaries or behave skillfully in relationships; we can't identify our hopes or support the hopes of others; and we can't connect to, or even find, our dearest loves.

intelligences. If we subscribe to the false idea that being emotional is the opposite of being rational, we'll set up

cry as often as you need to. It's the all-purpose healing balm of the soul.

Emotions are always true, but they're not always right.

Therefore, dissociation and distraction function as survival skills that offer a sense of distance when we're overwhelmed by stimuli.