Heart_in_a_bottle

: By sealing the heart away to keep it safe from pain, we also accidentally seal it off from joy, curiosity, and connection.

: As an adult, she meets a small child who is still full of questions about the world. She realizes she cannot answer them without her heart. heart_in_a_bottle

At its core, putting your "heart in a bottle" is a defense mechanism. Psychologists often point to this behavior as a response to acute trauma or loss. : By sealing the heart away to keep

: Without her heart, she stops noticing the stars and the sea. Her curiosity evaporates. At its core, putting your "heart in a

In his book " The Heart and the Bottle ", Jeffers tells the story of a young girl who loses her grandfather. Unable to cope with the empty chair, she literalizes the metaphor by locking her heart in a glass bottle and wearing it around her neck.

: The adult cannot fit her hand inside the bottle to retrieve her heart. It requires the small, soft hand of the curious child to reach in and pull the heart back out. The Heart and the Bottle - Amazon.com