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![reading to a child](https://eatingdisorderrecovery.net/images/reading_to_a_child.jpg)

***"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."*** [Carl Jung](https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/carl-jung-quotes)

If, when, you look back at a stressful time in your life, check to see where even only moments of warmth and kindness touched you. If you find those moments, remember and build on those gifts to your soul that helped you survive.

If you cannot find such moments, please attend to yourself. Now is the time to give yourself that warmth in countless ways. Let that warmth sink into your cells. Let it warm the frozen parts of your psyche. Let that warmth allow healing and new perspectives.

What was does not have to be forever. You can create the warmth and kindness you need to thrive.

The right psychotherapist can help. (right for you!)

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***Written by Joanna Poppink, MFT.** Joanna is a psychotherapist in private practice specializing in eating disorder recovery, stress, PTSD, and adult development.*

*She is licensed in CA, AZ, OR, and FL. Author of the Book: [Healing Your Hungry Heart: Recovering from Your Eating Disorder](https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Your-Hungry-Heart-Recovering/dp/1573244708/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1344473529&sr=1-1&keywords=healing+your+hungry+heart)*

*Appointments are virtual.*

*For a free telephone consultation, e-mail her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.*

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