Quotes by Wendy J. Mahill, Growing a Passionate Heart

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“Shame evokes anxiety about what will happen if someone really knows is, but, because it is impossible to for anxiety and anger to be felt simultaneously, we can dream our anxiety by employing anger...”
— Wendy J. Mahill, Growing a Passionate Heart
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“Healthy people understand that others have the capacity to choose to end relationships and it serves as motivation for them to learn to relate inhealthy and loving ways.However, when we are driven ...”
— Wendy J. Mahill, Growing a Passionate Heart
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