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The Harder Direction (Why Receiving Is More Difficult Than Giving)

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    The Harder Direction (Why Receiving Is More Difficult Than Giving)

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  2. The insight — The experience of receiving well, of being cared for, held, or given to, is often more difficult for people with the ...

    The experience of receiving well, of being cared for, held, or given to, is often more difficult for people with the ...

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  3. The truth — The Harder Direction (Why Receiving Is More Difficult Than Giving)

    The truth about the harder direction (why receiving is more difficult than giving)

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  4. Key takeaway — The experience of receiving well, of being cared for, held, or given to, is often more difficult for people with the ...

    The experience of receiving well, of being cared for, held, or given to, is often more difficult for people with the ...

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The experience of receiving well, of being cared for, held, or given to, is often more difficult for people with the self-abandonment wound than giving. This piece examines the neuroscience and…

 

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