“Dissociation stopped any capacity for her to learn from experience, to foresee, to protect. Abby walked the path of her life unable to recognize or anticipate the quicksand of her abuse, but once there, instinct born of experience took over.… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“When you're scared, invite your spirit out of hiding. Wear pointed shoes with build in sass > Let your wings take you where your… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Awareness is a gentle beauty. It hovers around me like a fairy, pointing to those things I would miss if I didn't look past… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.” — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“When there is no purpose of thought or activities to keep us firmly planted in routines, we connect to our personal spirit. Then the… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Serendipity will take you beyond the currents of what is familiar. Invite it. Watch for it. Allow it.” — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us won't "just… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“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… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Stuffing our memories might become familiar over the years, but it requires a mental vigilance that separates us from our inner world. It's building… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“To know the outcome of a desire means you are relying on what you already know. True change comes in colors you've never imagined.… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“In the weeds of childhood sexual abuse, we are the sturdy flowers that kept reaching for a slip of sunshine and a trickle of… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, during our healing journeys, those closest to us can’t help even though we all wish it could be that way. Allow those moments… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
“You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth so others… — Jeanne McElvaney Copy Share Image
