Would they be cheered by their recovery, or marked for…

“Recovery does not refer to an absence of pain or struggle. Rather, recovery is marked by the transition from anguish to suffering. In anguish…

— Patricia E. Deegan

“Trauma. It doesn't eke itself out over time. It doesn't split itself manageably into bite-sized chunks and distribute itself equally throughout your life. Trauma…

— Holly Bourne

I've seen people recover physical abilities, yet never get over emotional trauma after a serious accident. I've seen other people overcome the psychological and…

— Jim Stovall

So much of life after trauma is about processing healing, which is a lifelong thing. There's really no destination. There are milestones, but it's…

— Eva Victor

“Many survivors of relational and other forms of early life trauma are deeply troubled and often struggle with feelings of anger, grief, alienation, distrust,…

— Christine A. Courtois

“Every existence contains its primal trauma, an event dividing life into a before and an after, a trauma so great that even the most…

— Amélie Nothomb

Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole…

— Tracy Morgan

“Trauma does not have to occur by abuse alone...”

— Asa Don Brown

“Boundaries are, in simple terms, the recognition of personal space.”

— Asa Don Brown

It is not possible to be truly balanced in one's views of an abuser and an abused woman. As Dr. Judith Herman explains eloquently…

— Lundy Bancroft

“As Lynn began getting psychologically better, she took me to a variety of sites. She taught me how to read trail markers. In the…

— Lynn Hersha

“Testifying against my abuser is not about a trial or about revenge This is a woman learning that to wear the burden of hurt…

— Hannah V. Sawyerr

“Resiliency is the essence of a global positive framework...”

— Asa Don Brown

“While trauma keeps us dumbfounded, the path out of it is paved with words, carefully assembled, piece by piece, until the whole story can…

— Bessel A. van der Kolk

I am told many children block out the memory of trauma. In fact, the healing process can only truly begin when we are willing…

— Phoebe Stone