“an ‘affectionate attention’ … can be cultivated and brought to feeling states, however disturbing or overwhelming, with utter honesty and self-compassion, and in this way, contribute to a profound experience of freedom and the possibility of healing wounds, both old and new.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
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