Molecules of Emotion by Dr Candace Pert

Dr Pert, the author of the bestselling book ‘Molecules of Emotion’ is a well-known cellular biologist who works in Washington DC. On a number of occasions she has spoken to the US Congress about her findings on the effect that repressed emotions have on our cells. What she has unequivocally discovered is that whenever we have an intense, powerful emotion that we repress or shut down, specific chemical changes take place in our bodies. These can affect certain cell receptors, blocking those cells from communicating with the other cells in our bodies.

Similarly, the suppressed emotion of the mother can be stored in the baby’s own cells.

When we feel and express our emotions healthily, fully and wholesomely, our cell receptors remain open.