If you're raised in a house where it's okay for one group to eat and another to cook, or for one group… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in incest, the blame is compounded by the… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“Most men and women born in the fifties or earlier were socialized to believe that marriages and/or committed romantic bonds of any… — bell hooks Copy Share Image
My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him. — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
“tried to go to a counselor, but it was just too weird. Talking to some stranger about my feelings made me want… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“ACEs are traumatic childhood events, and their consequences reach far into adulthood. The trauma need not be physical. The following events or… — J.D. Vance Copy Share Image
“When I first began working in this area, I was startled to learn that while people who were physically abused by their… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
“He was abused and you didn’t believe him, he came to you months ago for help and you laughed at him. This… — Melissa Bender Copy Share Image
I was never physically abused, but when I came out to my parents late in life, when I was 27, they definitely… — Dee Rees Copy Share Image
I grew up in a school system . . . where nobody understood the meaning of learning disorder. In the West Indies,… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
