Mark Epstein
Mark Epstein
Mark Epsteinis an American author and psychotherapist, integrating both Buddha's and Sigmund Freud's approaches to trauma, who writes about their interplay. In his most recent book, The Trauma of Everyday Life, he interprets the Buddha’s spiritual journey as grounded in Buddha's personal childhood trauma...
came couple dating feelings letting period relatively remember satisfied settle somebody thinking time
I just remember that there were a couple of times I was dating somebody for a relatively long period of time, and by the time New Year's came around and made its way to Valentine's Day, I remember thinking I was really letting myself settle for feelings I really didn't feel satisfied with. Valentine's Day is really a time where you take a look where you are.
thinking people psychiatrist
Depressed people think they know themselves, but maybe they only know depression.
real desire consciousness
Uncovering your real desires can be terrifying. It can also set you spectacularly free.
past talking people
It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.
thinking
We are what we think, having become what we thought.