Paul Gilbert emphasizes that human beings have an underdeveloped capacity for self-soothing while having overdeveloped capacities for self-monitoring and self-criticism, and cultivating self-soothing and the ability to hold oneself in love is as foundational as receiving love from community.
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“our capacity to self-soothe has been deeply compromised i mean of course having our community hold us in love non-negotiable we need it and we still need to be able to hold ourselves in love right”
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:14:25 AM
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