Semrad taught us that most human suffering is related to love and loss and that the job of therapists is to help people "acknowledge, experience, and bear" the reality of life - with all its pleasures and heartbreak. "The greatest sources of our suffering are the lies we tell ourselves," he'd say, urging us to be honest with ourselves about every facet of our experience. He also said that people can never get better without knowing what they know and feeling what they feel... You can be fully in charge of your life only if you can acknowledge the reality of your body, in all its visceral dimensions.
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