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title: "44 Healing-abuse Quotes by 25 authors"
description: "Browse 44 Healing-abuse quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Healing-abuse sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Honor yourself for all the ways you learned to take care of yourself during your abuse ~”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/honor-yourself-for-all-the-ways-you-learned-to-take-care-of-yourself/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“She could do this. She was stronger now. This was her chance to prove it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talena-winters/she-could-do-this-she-was-stronger-now-this-was-her-chance-to-prove-it/)

[Talena Winters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talena-winters/)

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> [“We aren't the weeds in the crack of life. We're the strong,amazing flowers that found a way to grow in the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/we-aren-t-the-weeds-in-the-crack-of-life-we-re-the-strong-amazing/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Honoring all ways we survived our childhood abuse is healing. We were amazing and courageous.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/honoring-all-ways-we-survived-our-childhood-abuse-is-healing-we-were/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/survivors-of-abuse-show-us-the-strength-of-their-personal-spirit/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Survivors are often incredibly aware and perceptive. What was born of necessity becomes a response that is gentle and understanding.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/survivors-are-often-incredibly-aware-and-perceptive-what-was-born-of/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Your past pain is not a permanent prophecy. Your heart's fate isn't written in the scars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mark-green/your-past-pain-is-not-a-permanent-prophecy-your-heart-s-fate-isn-t/)

[John Mark Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mark-green/)

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> [“You are not responsible for anything that happens to you as a child but you are 100% responsible for your own healing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-dent-jr/you-are-not-responsible-for-anything-that-happens-to-you-as-a-child/)

[Johnnie Dent Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-dent-jr/)

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> [“In the weeds of childhood sexual abuse, we are the sturdy flowers that kept reaching for a slip of sunshine and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/in-the-weeds-of-childhood-sexual-abuse-we-are-the-sturdy-flowers-that/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Forgiveness doesn’t make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. It’s turning back toward being what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-fahey/forgiveness-doesn-t-make-one-person-better-or-the-other-guy-smaller/)

[Edward Fahey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-fahey/)

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> [To give up power to change for the better is inherently distasteful to everyone, and to force people to affirm that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/to-give-up-power-to-change-for-the-better-is-inherently-distasteful/)

[Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/)

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> [“Often feelings of shame, powerlessness, and self-hate are bottled up with the memories, and as the memories come through, these feelings do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/often-feelings-of-shame-powerlessness-and-self-hate-are-bottled-up/)

[Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/)

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> [“There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/there-is-a-moment-in-our-healing-journey-when-our-denial-crumbles-we/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“When we learn to recognize the unique quality of Memory-Dreams, we are empowered. The abused child within us is using them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/when-we-learn-to-recognize-the-unique-quality-of-memory-dreams-we-are/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“You can recognize survivors by their creativity. In soulful, insightful, gentle, and nurturing creations, they often express the inner beauty they brought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/you-can-recognize-survivors-by-their-creativity-in-soulful-insightful/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/you-can-recognize-survivors-of-abuse-by-their-courage-when-silence-is/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Stuffing our memories might become familiar over the years, but it requires a mental vigilance that separates us from our inner world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/stuffing-our-memories-might-become-familiar-over-the-years-but-it/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“So many moments of potential holiday joy got buried in the pain of our abuse. Now these days offer us a chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/so-many-moments-of-potential-holiday-joy-got-buried-in-the-pain-of/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Spirituality isn't some quaint stepchild of an intelligent worldview, or the only option for those of us not smart enough to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/spirituality-isn-t-some-quaint-stepchild-of-an-intelligent-worldview/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

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> [“The unrelenting grip of Soldier’s Syndrome slips finger by slow finger. The marrow’s been affected—emotional leukemia at the deepest level. Transplants of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chila-woychik/the-unrelenting-grip-of-soldier-s-syndrome-slips-finger-by-slow/)

[Chila Woychik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chila-woychik/)

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> [“It isn’t violence that can break through our hearts. It isn’t force that binds us and keeps us together. Only tenderness has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocelyn-soriano/it-isn-t-violence-that-can-break-through-our-hearts-it-isn-t-force/)

[Jocelyn Soriano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocelyn-soriano/)

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> [“It takes Wonder Woman courage and Superman strength to heal the wounds of our abuse... because it brings change... and we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/it-takes-wonder-woman-courage-and-superman-strength-to-heal-the/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Our abusive parent didn't give us the gentle, encouraging nurturing we needed. But healing invites us to give our inner child the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcevlaney/our-abusive-parent-didn-t-give-us-the-gentle-encouraging-nurturing-we/)

[Jeanne McEvlaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcevlaney/)

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> [“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/she-s-terrified-that-all-these-sensations-and-images-are-coming-out/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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> [“Dissociated trauma memories don't reveal themselves like ordinary memories. Like pieces of a puzzle, they escape the primitive part of our brain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/dissociated-trauma-memories-don-t-reveal-themselves-like-ordinary/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“Davenport stood in the middle of it with her arms out from her sides, her fingers spread as the creek churned around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yovanoff-brenna/davenport-stood-in-the-middle-of-it-with-her-arms-out-from-her-sides/)

[Yovanoff, Brenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yovanoff-brenna/)

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> [“Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-lewis-herman/traumatic-events-destroy-the-sustaining-bonds-between-individual-and/)

[Judith Lewis Herman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-lewis-herman/)

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> [“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-l-calof/carla-s-description-was-typical-of-survivors-of-chronic-childhood/)

[David L. Calof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-l-calof/)

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> [“Why Is It So Important to Remember? When you were abused, those around you acted as if it weren’t happening. Since no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beverly-engel/why-is-it-so-important-to-remember-when-you-were-abused-those-around/)

[Beverly Engel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beverly-engel/)

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> [“Healing trauma involves tears. The tears release our pain. The tears are part of our recovery. My friend, please let your tears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-arcuri/healing-trauma-involves-tears-the-tears-release-our-pain-the-tears/)

[Dana Arcuri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-arcuri/)

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> [“I know I'm not to blame for what he did. And I know, too, that I am strong inside--stronger than I ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cheryl-rainfield/i-know-i-m-not-to-blame-for-what-he-did-and-i-know-too-that-i-am/)

[Cheryl Rainfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cheryl-rainfield/)

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> [“It is this honest connection behveen two human beings that, in the end, makes what we endured together understandable and meaningful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-i-wilson/it-is-this-honest-connection-behveen-two-human-beings-that-in-the-end/)

[Lynn I. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-i-wilson/)

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> [“You can't sweep something broken into a bag and call it whole. It takes repair.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-heller-garland/you-can-t-sweep-something-broken-into-a-bag-and-call-it-whole-it/)

[Paula Heller Garland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-heller-garland/)

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> [“Transformational Fiction teaches how to assess, understand, and heal sexuality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-stirling-hastings-ph-d/transformational-fiction-teaches-how-to-assess-understand-and-heal/)

[Anne Stirling Hastings Ph. D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-stirling-hastings-ph-d/)

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> [Think about the stigma that is attached to the idea that alcoholism is a disease, an incurable illness, and you have it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-prentiss/think-about-the-stigma-that-is-attached-to-the-idea-that-alcoholism/)

[Chris Prentiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-prentiss/)

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> [“Empowerment is something that happens throughout your healing, as courage and success in facing your memories build your self-esteem. Some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-fredrickson/empowerment-is-something-that-happens-throughout-your-healing-as/)

[Renee Fredrickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-fredrickson/)

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> [“no recovery from trauma is possible without attending to issues of safety, care for the self, reparative connections to other human beings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janina-fisher/no-recovery-from-trauma-is-possible-without-attending-to-issues-of/)

[Janina Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janina-fisher/)

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> [“When you feel caught in the web of childhood abuse, find words to describe it. Write them. Say them. Express them. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/when-you-feel-caught-in-the-web-of-childhood-abuse-find-words-to/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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> [“The hardest thing to ever do is to reveal the naked soul to the world. However, in doing so brings healing, growth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-e-olsen/the-hardest-thing-to-ever-do-is-to-reveal-the-naked-soul-to-the-world/)

[H.E. Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-e-olsen/)

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> [“Sometimes, during our healing journeys, those closest to us can’t help even though we all wish it could be that way. Allow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanne-mcelvaney/sometimes-during-our-healing-journeys-those-closest-to-us-can-t-help/)

[Jeanne McElvaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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## Top authors on Healing-abuse

- [Jeanne McElvaney 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/healing-abuse/jeanne-mcelvaney/)

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                        "text": "“The unrelenting grip of Soldier’s Syndrome slips finger by slow finger. The marrow’s been affected—emotional leukemia at the deepest level. Transplants of love and friendship aid healing, yet time is still key, and the clock never ticks fast enough. Eternity gains perspective when seconds feel like years. How long have I been gone? Six eternities and counting.”",
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                        "text": "“It takes Wonder Woman courage and Superman strength to heal the wounds of our abuse... because it brings change... and we are inclined to hold on to the stability we created in the chaos of our past experiences. So imagine more. Take small steps. Be guided by your personal truth and not the impressions left by the bad guys in your childhood story.”",
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                        "text": "“Our abusive parent didn't give us the gentle, encouraging nurturing we needed. But healing invites us to give our inner child the kind of loving empowerment that will help us reach our potential and celebrate our spirit. Move past what you wished you could have experienced and embrace the uncommon, sweet possibilities of being your own best parent.”",
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                        "text": "“She's terrified that all these sensations and images are coming out of her — but I think she's even more terrified to find out why.\" Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing.”",
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                        "text": "“Dissociated trauma memories don't reveal themselves like ordinary memories. Like pieces of a puzzle, they escape the primitive part of our brain where the trauma has been stored without words. These starkly vivid and detailed images are defined by our five senses and emotions, but there is no 'story'. So we are left trying to comprehend the incomprehensible while trying to describe what doesn't make sense. Healing is about collecting as many pieces as possible. It's finding words for what we are seeing and feeling - even when it sounds crazy. It's daring to speak our truth until it makes sense.”",
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                        "text": "“Davenport stood in the middle of it with her arms out from her sides, her fingers spread as the creek churned around her. She was crying now, long sobs that made her whole body shake. I had always thought the world was good, that everyone could find the beauty in themselves. Everyone could honor, and forgive, and live a full and gorgeous life, even when the hands they'd been dealt weren't easy. But what Davenport had been born into had taken so much from her, leaving her with just the wickedest and the worst. Her father had given her life, and then taken every scrap of joy or freedom, and even now that he was dead, all he had left her with was a deep, abiding hatred for what she was. Her power was tremendous, working through her, but it had gone to rot, and without someone to help her and to love her, she did not know how to take it back. \"Yes,\" I said to the fiend, water spilling out of my mouth. \"Yes - whatever she needs. Give her whatever she needs.”",
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                        "text": "“Traumatic events destroy the sustaining bonds between individual and community. Those who have survived learn that their sense of self, of worth, of humanity, depends upon a feeling of connection with others. The solidarity of a group provides the strongest protection against terror and despair, and the strongest antidote to traumatic experience. Trauma isolates; the group re-creates a sense of belonging. Trauma shames and stigmatizes; the group bears witness and affirms. Trauma degrades the victim; the group exalts her. Trauma dehumanizes the victim; the group restores her humanity. Repeatedly in the testimony of survivors there comes a moment when a sense of connection is restored by another person’s unaffected display of generosity. Something in herself that the victim believes to be irretrievably destroyed---faith, decency, courage---is reawakened by an example of common altruism. Mirrored in the actions of others, the survivor recognizes and reclaims a lost part of herself. At that moment, the survivor begins to rejoin the human commonality...”",
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                        "text": "“Carla's description was typical of survivors of chronic childhood abuse. Almost always, they deny or minimize the abusive memories. They have to: it's too painful to believe that their parents would do such a thing. So they fragment the memories into hundreds of shards, leaving only acceptable traces in their conscious minds. Rationalizations like \"my childhood was rough,\" \"he only did it to me once or twice,\" and \"it wasn't so bad\" are common, masking the fact that the abuse was devastating and chronic. But while the knowledge, body sensations, and feelings are shattered, they are not forgotten. They intrude in unexpected ways: through panic attacks and insomnia, through dreams and artwork, through seemingly inexplicable compulsions, and through the shadowy dread of the abusive parent. They live just outside of consciousness like noisy neighbors who bang on the pipes and occasionally show up at the door.”",
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                        "text": "“Why Is It So Important to Remember? When you were abused, those around you acted as if it weren’t happening. Since no one else acknowledged the abuse, you sometimes felt that it wasn’t real. Because of this you felt confused. You couldn’t trust your own experience and perceptions. Moreover, others’ denial led you to suppress your memories, thus further obscuring the issue. You can end your own denial by remembering. Allowing yourself to remember is a way of confirming in your own mind that you didn’t just imagine it. Because the person who abused you did not acknowledge your pain, you may have also thought that perhaps it wasn’t as bad as you felt it was. In order to acknowledge to yourself that it really was that bad, you need to remember as much detail as possible. Because by denying what happened to you, you are doing to yourself exactly what others have done to you in the past: You are negating and denying yourself.”",
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                        "text": "“Healing trauma involves tears. The tears release our pain. The tears are part of our recovery. My friend, please let your tears flow.”",
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                        "text": "“I know I'm not to blame for what he did. And I know, too, that I am strong inside--stronger than I ever realized.”",
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