--- title: "1 Want Heal Quotes By Laura Davis" description: "1 Want Heal quotes by Laura Davis. Plus more from Laura Davis and more Want Heal sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cac/laura-davis-64869_better-life_although-healing-brings-a-better-life-it_2110144.jpg" --- > [“Although healing brings a better life, it also threatens to permanently alter life as you’ve known it. Your relationships, your position in the world, even your sense of identity may change. Coping patterns that have served you for a lifetime…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/although-healing-brings-a-better-life-it-also-threatens-to/) [Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cac/laura-davis-64869_better-life_although-healing-brings-a-better-life-it_2110144.jpg) ## More by Laura Davis > [“Survivors often develop an exaggerated need for control in their adult relationships. It’s the only way they feel safe. They also struggle with commitment—saying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/survivors-often-develop-an-exaggerated-need-for-control-in-their/) [Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/) > [“Many survivors struggle to believe the abuse happened. They don’t want to believe it. It’s too painful to think about. They don’t want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/many-survivors-struggle-to-believe-the-abuse-happened-they-don-t-want/) [Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/) > [“Few of us have a healthy sense of boundaries. We either have rigid boundaries (“No one is ever going to get close to me”)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/few-of-us-have-a-healthy-sense-of-boundaries-we-either-have-rigid/) [Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/) > [“Although healing brings a better life, it also threatens to permanently alter life as you’ve known it. Your relationships, your position in the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-davis/although-healing-brings-a-better-life-it-also-threatens-to/) [Laura Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-davis/) > [“Often feelings of shame, powerlessness, and self-hate are bottled up with the memories, and as the memories come through, these feelings do, too. Yet…](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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want-heal/laura-davis/#itemlist", "name": "1 Want Heal Quotes By Laura Davis", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Although healing brings a better life, it also threatens to permanently alter life as you’ve known it. 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