“Rather than being incensed by the nature of the bruise, maybe we should be inspired by the possibilities in the bruise.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
I ask my friend -what is your story?- because I want to give the answer of mine. — Me Copy Share Image
“You hide it well, but I can see it, Lord Verniers. You hate us. We have beaten you to obedience but it's… — Anthony Ryan Copy Share Image
“Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
“Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. You… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“We're so afraid of being hurt that we become the abuser first.” — Alaric Hutchinson Copy Share Image
“He loves me so he hurts me To try and make me good. It doesn't work. I'm just too bad And don't… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“I tend to walk around convinced that any amount of forgiveness that I could extend could never possibly compensate for the offenses… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“From New Delhi to New York, from Durban to Rio; women and girls are been hunted down by rapists, abused by pedophiles… — Oche Otorkpa Copy Share Image
“In cases of organized and multi-perpetrator abuse when the abuse occurs in the context of rituals and ceremonies, some elements of the… — Graeme Galton Copy Share Image
“The whole thing becomes like this evil enchantment from a fairy tale, but you're made to believe the spell can never be… — Jess C. Scott Copy Share Image
“There is a young abused girl whose recovery is dependent on your willingness to honour your calling as a pastor, social worker,… — D.S. Mashego Copy Share Image
“Maybe it’s a whole lot less about focusing on the fact that we’re all victims and a whole lot more about the… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“Warm, buttery sunlight through the leaves, setting them glowing like rubies and citrines. The damp, earthen scent of rotting things beneath the… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
“I am glad my days of being used and abused by toxic corporations are over!” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
“... but in the depths of their hearts, in that true and ultimate depth which is revealed to no one, there remained… — Ivo Andrić Copy Share Image
“Perpetrators of abuse often make their victims believe that they are somehow responsible for their own abuse. Such misplaced notions shift the… — Mallika Nawal Copy Share Image
“This isn’t the last time that you’re going to get knocked down, so don’t make it the last time that you’re going… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
“I want everyone that has been abused by someone in their childhood to know that you can get past it. Having DID… — Dauna Cole Copy Share Image
“If the wounds of a neighbor were inflicted by us, there is then two who need healing.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough 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
“Victims”, by definition, are those that have just experienced a trauma of some sort. They are going through an entire array of… — Melisa Mel Copy Share Image
