Why You Do the Things You Do Quotes

“She buried her need for trust, intimacy, and closeness. Never again would she willingly reach out to anyone for emotional comfort. Instead she relied only on herself and on the material things she let herself love. Having”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“coping with strong emotions is a learned skill, one that requires parents and other adults to be good coaches.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“Scott had known how to talk about God’s goodness, but now he turned to God for comfort, a step that strengthened his relationship with the Lord.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“If level one disputes are resolved within a few days, the emotions usually evaporate fairly quickly. However, if they persist, the conflict usually advances to levels two and three. Then the primary emotions of fear and anger are buried, leading to a host of secondary emotions.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“he looked to his right, an indication that he was retrieving memories from the brain’s left side—the more logical, factual side.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“Remember this, though: change takes courage, and courage grows with knowledge.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“Saint Augustine once noted, “Man was made for God, and he’ll never find rest until he finds it in the One who made him.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for, and deserted by everybody. The greatest evil is the lack of love. —MOTHER TERESA”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships

“The anger that arises out of hope fuels adaptive conflict.”
― Tim Clinton, Why You Do the Things You Do: The Secret to Healthy Relationships