Quotes from Christiane Northrup

The world at large is finally waking up to the fact that we can no longer ignore the victims of intimate violence and the link between intimate violence and international violence, including terrorism.

my favorite chapter in Cheryl Richardson's book The Art of Extreme Self-Care (Hay House, 2009) is the one titled "Let Me Disappoint You.

We become programmed with a set of upper limits for what we believe we deserve in life. That includes how healthy, how prosperous, and how well loved we can expect to be. These beliefs operate in our subconscious, under the radar of our everyday consciousness. But they unerringly attract to us experiences that reinforce what we already believe.

Remaining unconscious about our innate needs takes an enormous emotional and physical toll on our bodies and spirits. Not recognizing our needs for rest, intimacy, touch, good nutrition, acknowledgment, and so on—and not knowing how to get these needs met directly—prevents us from being connected with our inner guidance.

I don't let someone else's idea about what "40," or "50," or "60," or any other number means inform how I see myself.

Throwing the leg of lamb out the window may have been Aunt Carol's outward expression of the process going on within her soul: the reclaiming of herself. Perhaps it was her way of saying how tired she was of waiting on her family, of signaling to them that she was past the cook/chauffeur/dishwasher stage of life. For many women, if not most, part of this reclamation process includes getting in touch with anger and, perhaps, blowing up at loved ones for the first time.

Ageless living is courageous living. It means being undistracted by the petty dramas of life because you have enough experience to know what's not worth worrying about and what ought to be your priorities.

the sooner you give up on them and choose you, the healthier, happier, and more effective you will become.

So take a look at your own life. How many of your friends or, worse yet, family members, call you only when they want something or have a problem? Notice how these same people never call you just to check in on how you're doing.

Bob Fritchie suggests that you stay connected with Divine Love by having an intention to reconnect every time you go to the bathroom. Just say, "I now connect with Divine Love," and pulse your breath.

with a woman's life expectancy at eighty-four years, it is reasonable to expect that she will not only live thirty to forty years beyond menopause, but be vibrant, sharp, and influential as well. The menopause you will experience is not your mother's (or grandmother's) menopause.

Another example of how connected we all are, and are meant to be, is the story of the "elephant whisperer," the late Lawrence Anthony. He was a conservationist who saved the lives of countless elephants

the hermetic philosophy of the harmony between man and nature contained in the phrase "As above, so below.

illness is actually a learned physiological response to specific stressors.

thought held long enough and repeated enough becomes a belief.

You can actually improve your health by spending more time in nature and getting in touch with the earth and sky.

The reality is that our bodies are not separate from our thoughts or emotions.

problem now be resolved with Divine Love according to the Creator's will.

she is now dedicating her life to helping women truly flourish by learning how to enhance all that can go right with their bodies. Dr. Northrup is a leading proponent of medicine that acknowledges the unity of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Internationally known for her empowering approach to women's health and

And in the brain, neurons that fire together quite literally wire together.

If you think about problems instead of solutions and opportunities, your problems expand.

Las adicciones —ya sean al azúcar, a la cocaína, al trabajo o al sexo— están ligadas al dolor emocional y a la sensación de vacío, y vienen de la falta de vínculos sociales y de una autoestima baja.

emotional stress of those around them, as Colette Baron-Reid pointed out in her book Weight Loss for People Who Feel Too Much (Harmony, 2013).

A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move to higher levels.