Your Emotional Brain on Resentment

Antonieta Contreras
10 min readSep 3, 2020

How Resentment May Stop Trauma But Propel Alienation and Violence

Antonieta Contreras, LCSW-R, CCTP-II, BCN, Author

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The more I know about the human psyche and its neurobiology, the more interested I am in emotions. They are the commanders of our actions as well as the cause behind mental issues. Resentment is especially intriguing…

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Antonieta Contreras

Antonieta is a psychotherapist certified in Trauma Studies, Human sexuality, Neurofeedback, Contemplative psych… She is passionate about facilitating healing.