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title: "2 Therapy Human Quotes By Bruce D. Perry"
description: "2 Therapy Human quotes by Bruce D. Perry. Plus more from Bruce D. Perry and more Therapy Human sayings from other authors."
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> [The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/the-more-healthy-relationships-a-child-has-the-more-likely-he-will-be/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/bruce-d-perry-39168_agents_the-more-healthy-relationships-a-child-h_123570.png)

> [Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/relationships-are-the-agents-of-change-and-the-most-powerful-therapy/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64c/bruce-d-perry-39168_agents_relationships-are-the-agents-of-change-a_1732432.png)

## More by Bruce D. Perry

> [For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/for-years-mental-health-professionals-taught-people-that-they-could/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/the-more-healthy-relationships-a-child-has-the-more-likely-he-will-be/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/relationships-matter-the-currency-for-systemic-change-was-trust-and/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/the-truth-is-you-cannot-love-yourself-unless-you-have-been-loved-and/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/relationships-are-the-agents-of-change-and-the-most-powerful-therapy/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [“The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation. I”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/the-capacity-to-love-cannot-be-built-in-isolation-i/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [“Across generations, wariness of new individuals, groups, and ideas was built into the circuits of the human brain's alarm response because those who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/across-generations-wariness-of-new-individuals-groups-and-ideas-was/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [“When a baby gets hungry and cries his levels of stress hormones will move upward. But if Mom or Dad regularly comes to feed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/when-a-baby-gets-hungry-and-cries-his-levels-of-stress-hormones-will/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [More than 35 percent of the children exposed to a single traumatic event will develop serious mental health problems .. The real crisis of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/more-than-35-percent-of-the-children-exposed-to-a-single-traumatic/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [It is the rare and strong person that can carry their trauma without having it spill into the next generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/it-is-the-rare-and-strong-person-that-can-carry-their-trauma-without/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

> [“We ignore the emotional needs of young children at our peril.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-d-perry/we-ignore-the-emotional-needs-of-young-children-at-our-peril/)

[Bruce D. Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-d-perry/)

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