When the scope of the problem seems insuperable, isn't it time to call this one, give it up, and get on with… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
If no one had ever challenged religious authority, there’d be no democracy, no public schools, women’s rights, improvements to science and medicine,… — Mary Griffith Copy Share Image
“Early relational trauma results from the fact that we are often given more to experience in this life than we can bear… — Donald Kalsched Copy Share Image
“Moments later, Hawfield walked in. He wasn't alone. “You've got to be kidding!” Hi blurted. Carmine Corcoran's scowl was as deep as… — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
“Students seemed to be willing to behave better and pay more attention when there was somebody in the room who could kick… — David Archer Copy Share Image
“Debbie Nathan’s thesis is that Shirley Mason was a vulnerable hysteric and was manipulated by her therapist into iatrogenic DID and false… — Colin A. Ross Copy Share Image
“The healing process is best described as a spiral. Survivors go through the stages once, sometimes many times; sometimes in one order,… — Laura Hough Copy Share Image
“I'm back in the basement of the Ascension Catholic Church, Francisco. And Little Suzie is here. She's lying on an alter, and… — Suzie Burke Copy Share Image
“In the 1890s, when Freud was in the dawn of his career, he was struck by how many of his female patients… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“We propose that use of the term “false memory” to describe errors in memory for details directly contributes to removing the social… — Jennifer J. Freyd Copy Share Image
“It is often said that Vietnam was the first television war. By the same token, Cleveland was the first war over the… — Sue Richardson Copy Share Image
“Some people with DID present their narratives of sadistic abuse in a quite matter-of-fact way, without perceptible affect. This may sometimes be… — Graeme Galton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think Earth has got to be the insane asylum of the universe. . . and I'm here by computer error.… — Forrest J. Ackerman Copy Share Image
“In her book claiming that allegations of ritualistic abuse are mostly confabulations, La Fontaine’s (1998) comparison of social workers to ‘nazis’ shows… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“For every group, malevolence is always somewhere else. Maybe we understand at this point in history that it can occur at night… — Anna Salter Copy Share Image
“Work hard. "Suit yourself, then you'll know at least one person is pleased.” — Carole Estrup Copy Share Image
“I can just conceive of the pit of despair, the notion of being powerless and the essence of existence through it entirely” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
Whilst child abuse may be committed behind closed doors, it should never be swept under the carpet. — Constance Briscoe Copy Share Image
“We require to get out of our own built up Cocoons, these need to be worn, softened and freed through.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“The truth is misrepresented, distorted, altered, tampered and changed in the mind of the child.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“No human being should be maltreated under any circumstances. We are all wonderful creation of God. May we affectionately love one another.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Child abuse is a heinous and personally damaging crime; it is therefore incumbent on the Church to treat such matters with the… — John Sentamu Copy Share Image
“Parents that provide a nonviolent, fostering, strong and steady background for their children assist in impede violence and abuse in their households.” — Patricia Dsouza 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
Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children… — Matt Blunt Copy Share Image
“Even if I had friends or people around me it did not matter anymore, I always felt isolated and unique from all… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
In 'Tarahumara' land, there was no crime, war or theft. There was no corruption, obesity, drug addiction, greed, wife-beating, child abuse, heart… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
“The story of my birth that my mother told me went like this: "When you were coming out I wasn't ready yet… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Whenever a group produces murderers, the early parental relationship must have been abusive and neglectful. Yet this elementary truth has not even… — Lloyd deMause Copy Share Image
“I think repressing what happened is what saved me in my childhood. I was able to use my imagination to create happy… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
Preliminary research-most of it published outside the medical literature-indicates that a significant number of our patients have experienced some form of violence… — David Schneider Copy Share Image
I am deeply aware of the pain caused to any victim of child abuse, especially at the hands of a trustworthy person… — David Hope Copy Share Image
“Being in the depths of the ocean was like being in the womb, suspended in a liquid environment, listening to my own… — Tom North Copy Share Image
“The prevalence of social ugliness made commitment to physical beauty all the more essential. And the very presence in life of double-wide… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“He panted over me, winded by his own absurd lecture. The stench of his alcoholic breath stung my nose. Again I didn’t… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“Take off your damned wrapper! The old buffer ordered, looking intensely at her lower part. Comfort was on her knees, rubbing the… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“...I found myself pondering the specific Christian American obsession with abortion and gay rights. For million of Americans, these are the great… — Phil Zuckerman Copy Share Image
“Over the years our mother has beaten us with belts, shoes, rulers, extension cords, hair brushes, a wooden spoon, a fly swatter,… — Bob Thurber Copy Share Image
“The data on organised abuse has been simplified or distorted in an attempt force it to conform to mechanical psychological models of… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“There is child abuse, and there are such things as repressed memories. But there are also such things as false memories and… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
