Healing-from-abuse Quote by B. Elae

“no recovery from trauma is possible without attending to issues of safety, care for the self, reparative connections to other human beings, and a…

— Janina Fisher

“In spite of the horror, in spite of the tragedy, in spite of the weeks of sleepless nights, I'm finally alive. I'm not pretending.…

— Ellen Bass

“Pleasure fades, gets old, gets thrown out with last year's fad. Fear, guilt, all that stuff stays fresh. Maybe that's why people get so…

— Katherine Applegate

“In situations of captivity the perpetrator becomes the most powerful person in the life of the victim, and the psychology of the victim is…

— Judith Lewis Herman

“With your brain veritably defined by its dynamic neuroplasticity, the cage that holds you back is an illusion. Your brain potential is unlimited.”

— Jennifer Fraser

“Realizing your own mother was incapable of truly seeing you—of loving you for who you are rather than as an extension of herself—is a…

— Shari Franke

“A person raised in a healthy family is equipped to live a confident and independent life; someone from an unhealthy family is filled with…

— Christina Enevoldsen

“To this point in his life, Jake had been aware of only three feelings about his father: puzzlement, fear, and a species of weak,…

— Stephen King

“Hey, we're not so poor that we have to steal people's leftovers in restaurants anymore, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to pay someone…

— Brittany Williams

“Narcissists play a public game and a private game which makes it harder to understand. Expressing your concerns suddenly turns you into the ‘jealous…

— Tracy Malone

“You’re too sensitive’ victims of sexual abuse are told over and over by those whose reality depends on being insensitive. Most adults who have…

— Renee Fredrickson

“As to not bestir Joseph, who was fast asleep and snoring, Nellie softly said to him, “You know . . . their departure is…

— LAURA LANGDON