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As an aside, I’d like to mention here a technique we’ll be talking about in later chapters: the power of physical touch to release oxytocin, a hormone that calms anxiety. As counterintuitive as it may seem while you’re presenting “hard evidence” to a denying partner, what actually might work better is a hug. The denier is frightened and has shut down. Had Allegra been able to give Michael a long hug and say, “We’re in this together. We’ll make it work,” her words and touch would have released oxytocin, which might have softened Michael’s wall of resistance. Pat Ogden referred to this as ...more
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Not What I Expected: Help and Hope for Parents of Atypical Children
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