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About Karl A. Menninger

Karl A. Menninger was American psychiatrist. Karl Augustus Menninger was an American psychiatrist, author, and activist. He was a member of the Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Fear — Understanding and overcoming the anxieties that hold us back
  • Anger — Managing emotion, frustration, and the fires within

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“Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.”
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“Love cures people - both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.”
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“One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him.”
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