<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Words affect the body through meaning,... > Words affect the body through meaning, relationship, memory, and appraisal rather than supernatural force. A sentence can alter breathing, muscle tension, stress, hope, and willingness to act because a human nervous system is always interpreting the social environment. **Source:** [[livestreams/Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Workbook|Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Words affect the body through meaning, relationship, memory, and appraisal rather than supernatural force. A sentence can alter breathing, muscle tension, stress, hope, and willingness to act because a human nervous system is always interpreting the social environment.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-words-affect-body-interpreting-social-environment ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->