Because connection with others and our "best self" is the most primal need we have, shame feels absolutely awful.
Christiane NorthrupOur inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first -- not through intellectual understanding.
Christiane NorthrupI keep my center by [surrounding] myself with like-minded people who I can call and visit with and simply be with.
Christiane NorthrupThe work I do to let go of my suffering diminishes the suffering of the whole universe. When I have room for my own pain, I have room for the pain of others. Only then can I be transformed into joy. As I heal, the Earth heals.
Christiane Northrup