Bessel van der Kolk Quotes

Agency starts with what scientists call interoception, our awareness of our subtle sensory, body-based feelings: the greater that awareness, the greater our potential to control our lives.

Bessel van der Kolk

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• Agency starts with what scientists call interoception, our awareness of our subtle sensory, body-based feelings: the greater that awareness, the greater our potential to control our lives.

  

  Bessel van der Kolk
  • Awareness
  • Scientists
  • Sensory