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Social Baseline Theory and the Power of Connection with Dr. Jim Coan

Transforming Trauma

CHAPTER

How to Overestimate the Slope

Pain is a signal to take action. When you feel less pain, that's your brain saying, don't have as much to do. The World War II veteran who really supercharged my understanding of what was going on said holding hands isn't just about soothing. It's about managing what your brain thinks your body can and should do. And sometimes it can allow your body to invest more with the knowledge that you'll get the helping need later down the road.

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