“Honor yourself for all the ways you learned to take care of yourself during your abuse ~” — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Abuse is never contained to a present moment, it lingers across a person’s lifetime and has pervasive long-term ramifications.” — Lorraine Nilon Copy Share Image
“In the same way that the women's movement of the seventies and eighties brought rape and incest into public consciousness, we can… — Carolyn Spring Copy Share Image
“Nobody has ever killed themselves over a broken arm. But every day, thousands of people kill themselves because of a broken heart.… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
“There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell… — C. Kennedy Copy Share Image
“Adjusting her red gown she stared at the ceiling with tears flowing down her face, the white bed sheet soon turned to… — Jyoti Patel Copy Share Image
“Abused children as they grow to believe that they are damaged beyond repair. A LIE that is believed and stays buried within… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“I no longer look to my abusers with any expectation– of remorse, or apology or restitution or restoration or relationship. I’m at… — Christina Enevoldsen Copy Share Image
“There needs to be a nationwide awareness programme for all NHS staff, to educate them about dissociative disorders. Diagnoses need to be… — carol broad Copy Share Image
“Most survivors are cope-aholics, people who cope with whatever is thrown at them without reliance on others. They do not seek sympathy… — Renee Fredrickson Copy Share Image
“There certainly are some women who treat their male partners badly, berating them, calling them names, attempting to control them. The negative… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“As a child, the best way to survive was to be still, to submit—to do nothing that might incur further harm. That… — Carolyn Spring Copy Share Image
“Lies that cause survivors to deny or recent abuse memories and experiences ⸱ The alters who are designated to live in the… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
