“Child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, hate crimes, war crimes, genocide, and all other forms of interpersonal violence flourish in a culture… — Michelle Stevens Copy Share Image
“The most treasured gift you can present yourself today is a hand of assistance to liberate you from the prison of anxiety,… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
There was no such thing as child abuse. Parents owned their children. They could do whatever they wanted. — Ellen Burstyn Copy Share Image
I'm a child who was abused. I know the difference. I clearly know the difference. The whipping for correction and then their… — Tyler Perry Copy Share Image
“Anyone who shames survivors of trauma and abuse for not healing, is a person who has no compassion for life's suffering” — Alice Little Copy Share Image
Abortion is defended today as a means of ensuring the equality and independence of women, and as a solution to the problems… — Robert Casey Copy Share Image
“There is an intensified risk for a child living in a household experiencing domestic violence, because their basic childhood requirement is not… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Our existence is based on the variety of life that we have experienced. Yet, in the end when the reality of identity… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
The natural tendency of children is to solve problems, but we try to indoctrinate them with facts, which they are supposed to… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
In The Lost Message of Jesus I claim that penal substitution is tantamount to 'child abuse - a vengeful Father punishing his… — Steve Chalke Copy Share Image
I keep wondering how to explain the experience of child abuse from the inside. I'm going to try to explain what my… — Robin Quivers Copy Share Image
“Many ritually abusive cults deliberately divide the personality system down the middle of the head, making sure that there is no communication… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
Child abuse damages a person for life and that damage is in no way diminished by the ignorance of the perpetrator. It… — Alice Miller Copy Share Image
“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“SELFHOOD AND DISSOCIATION The patient with DID or dissociative disorder not otherwise specified (DDNOS) has used their capacity to psychologically remove themselves… — Warwick Middleton Copy Share Image
“God ordered Abraham to make a burnt offering of his longed-for son. Abraham built an altar, put firewood upon it, and trussed… — Richard Dawkins 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
“There was nothing you could be sure about, it was all lies, and it was all done to mess with minds because… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
“I remembered during puberty, through the anorexic mists of intermittent menstrual cycles, that man, my father, lifting Shirley's nightdress over her head… — Alice Jamieson 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
“Batley insisted that no cult existed but the jury found him guilty of 35 offences including 11 rapes. three indecent assaults, causing… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
From personal experience, I completely agree that it is often easier to go for monotone sadness. When I was starting out, I… — Anthony Marra Copy Share Image
“Abused children pick up from their past encounters to expect less of themselves and others. They are not commonly taught to trust… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Without realizing it, I fought to keep my two worlds separated. Without ever knowing why, I made sure, whenever possible that nothing… — Marilyn Van Derbur Copy Share Image
I can remember as a young boy, early teenage years, going with my dad, who's a pediatrician, when my dad would testify… — Josh Shapiro Copy Share Image
As a former police officer, I have long advocated that it is not only the job of the NYPD to make our… — Eric Adams Copy Share Image
Most of the people we see don't want to live in a shelter and feel save in their own little camp. Experience… — John Gallagher, Jr Copy Share Image
“This book would be a great addition to a classroom library, especially considering its emphases on timeless and critical topics like discrimination… — Sharon Lovejoy Copy Share Image
“All we think about in the cycle of violence is men. If we miss the oestrogen factor we cannot solve the cycle… — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image
“As a child abuse and neglect therapist I do battle daily with Christians enamored of the Old Testament phrase "Spare the rod… — Chris Crutcher Copy Share Image
She still remembered sitting for hours as a little girl and pretending to be a hassock. A foot stool. Because if she… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“Don’t turn your face away. Once you’ve seen, you can no longer act like you don’t know. Open your eyes to the… — Vashti Quiroz-Vega Copy Share Image
“Today I wore a pair of faded old jeans and a plain grey baggy shirt. I hadn't even taken a shower, and… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“SPEAK TO THE CHILD WITHIN YOU: Tell the child within you, the one that has remained buried that the “adult” in you… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Oh—so you’ve never noticed anything missing in the Ten Commandments?” He ran through the list in his head, but he already sensed… — Alexandra Sokoloff Copy Share Image
“With gratitude, I have become a healing balm to thousands of people, if not more, who have suffered child abuse, sibling abuse,… — Dana Arcuri CTRC Copy Share Image
If man is not made in the image of God, nothing then stands in the way of inhumanity. There is no good… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“The child who attends school does not remember the abuse that happens at home or via the family; those memories are held in… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
“The rural, mid-19th-century dialect, coupled with the author's interest in ethnobotany, roots the story deeply in the houses, forests, gardens, and even… — Sharon Lovejoy Copy Share Image
