The struggle didn't leave a scar; it left a geography.

“Mental health professionals have their own blocks, distraction, prejudices, and cultural upbringing, all of which color the work that they do, no matter how…

— Laurie E. Smith

“Our deepest wounds are often invisible.”

— Laurie E. Smith

“Learning that I could forgive my father, while realizing I did not have to let the aspects that I found unhealthy, disrespectful, and wrong…

— Neal Winsomer

“Sometimes healing is not the moment everything changes. Sometimes it is the quiet decision to remain gentle with yourself while change is still unfolding.”

— Roche Uccello

“As to not bestir Joseph, who was fast asleep and snoring, Nellie softly said to him, “You know . . . their departure is…

— LAURA LANGDON

“Some seasons don’t ask you to be strong — they ask you to be still, so you can remember the strength that was always…

— Roche Uccello

“Learning who we truly are on the inside gives us the confidence of being ourselves regardless of the place or person.”

— Arelis Calkins

“Playing out a denial of the past, she has overshadowed any positive memories, substituting them with her anger and perspective, leaving me feeling like…

— Neal Winsomer

“The officer looked at her. “So, to recap, you carried a package of, you don’t know what, for a girl you’ve never seen before…

— Alyssa Hall

“If someone wants to leave, just let them go. A tree has never cried for the leaves that fall from it in autumn.”

— Ayoub Imilouane

“I loved that vulnerable excitement when he first caught sight of something that made him feel before he could cover it up.”

— Emily Henry

“No matter how much you cry, the tears will dry. No matter how many nightmares, flashbacks, visions, or terrors you endure, they will pass.…

— Vironika Tugaleva

“You can't experience the Father's embrace until you first embrace your earthly father's experience.”

— Bob Parr

“True emotional healing lies somewhere between intentional choices and divine intervention, a junction of surrender, faith, trust, and action.”

— Jo Ann Fore

“You don’t lose when you stop trying to control everything. You win when you finally learn to let go.”

— Sharmila Sengupta