When love doesn't work, we hurt. Indeed, “hurt feelings” is a precisely accurate phrase, according to psychologist Naomi Eisenberger of the Universit…

- Sue Johnson

Naming an emotion begins the process of regulating it and reflecting on it.

- Sue Johnson

The most functional way to regulate difficult emotions in love relationships is to share them.

- Sue Johnson

Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the large…

- Sue Johnson

In insecure relationships, we disguise our vulnerabilities so our partner never really sees us.

- Sue Johnson

Being the “best you can be” is really only possible when you are deeply connected to another. Splendid isolation is for planets, not people.

- Sue Johnson