Normal human development relies on the cultivation of relationships with others to form and nurture the self-regulatory circuits that enable emotion to enrich, rather than enslave our lives. And just as emotionally traumatic events can tear apart the fabric of family and psyche, the emotions can become power catalysts for the transformations that are at the heart of the healing process. We are hardwired to connect with one another, and we connect through our emotions. Our brains, bodies and minds are inseparable from the emotions that animate them.
Dr. Dan Siegel