We heal one another
25 mins | Jun 4, 2021
We have evolved powerful mechanisms for healing. We are experiencing a boom in relaxation and mindfulness techniques, but is emotional regulation something we should be doing alone? Brandon Kohrt, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences, reflects on how we can draw on deep, evolved mechanisms to calm the storm of a person’s distress, through attention, touch and care.
From Aeon