“I'm a survivor. And I say this with so much pride I could burst into a million tiny pieces at your feet.” — Trish Kaye Lleone Copy Share Image
“I’m left with Haymitch in the rubble, wondering if Finnick’s fate would have one day been mine. Why not? Snow could have… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
“As you recover, you will feel more conscious of your surroundings. Freed from the ‘fog’ of your pain, fear, and confusion, you… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“Since her time in the necromancer’s clutches, she was still recovering lost memories from the quicksand of her mind. They’d drop like… — Katherine McIntyre Copy Share Image
“The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it… — Dee Brown Copy Share Image
“The abused children feel so useless within that they become more vulnerable to exploitation in the future too.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Often it isn’t the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but the lack of support after.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Parents are a role model for their youngsters and how they act with these small ones or in front of them can… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“When you feel at sea in an abyss of emotions, reconnecting to the beauty of your soul can be difficult, but it… — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
“Clairey tasted the bile rising up in her throat, could smell the pathetic fear she was giving off, and they were as… — Tracy Winegar Copy Share Image
“You can recognize survivors by their creativity. In soulful, insightful, gentle, and nurturing creations, they often express the inner beauty they brought… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“When we learn to recognize the unique quality of Memory-Dreams, we are empowered. The abused child within us is using them to… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Perhaps nothing so accurately characterizes dysfunctional families as denial.” — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“Survivors are often incredibly aware and perceptive. What was born of necessity becomes a response that is gentle and understanding.” — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Many survivors struggle to believe the abuse happened. They don’t want to believe it. It’s too painful to think about. They don’t… — Laura Davis Copy Share Image
“Honoring all ways we survived our childhood abuse is healing. We were amazing and courageous.” — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“When there is inconsistency in belief and action (such as being violated by someone who is supposed to love you) our mind… — Rosenna Bakari Copy Share Image
“Remembering things or processing memories can be a charged, or frightening, or uncomfortable time. It can help to imagine yourself being a… — A.T.W Copy Share Image
“You are not the darkness you endured. You are the light that refused to surrender.” — John Mark Green Copy Share Image
“Abuse is never deserved, it is an exploitation of innocence and physical disadvantage, which is perceived as an opportunity by the abuser.” — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
“Once the individual has learned to dissociate in the context of trauma, he or she may subsequently transfer this response to other… — Julie P. Gentile Copy Share Image
