Trauma Quotes

188 quotes by 167 authors

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… — Bruce D. Perry
It is the rare and strong person that can carry their trauma without having it spill into the next generation. — Bruce D. Perry
An unacknowledged trauma is like a wound that never heals over and may start to bleed again at any time. — Alice Miller
Letting go is not the same as aversion, struggling to get rid of something. We cannot genuinely let go of what we resist. What we… — Jack Kornfield
Holiness provokes hatred. The greater the holiness, the greater the human hostility toward it. It seems insane. No man was ever more loving than Jesus… — R C Sproul
Its true. Im a simple person. Some people tend to live from trauma to trauma, and that energizes them. I have a hectic schedule, but… — Amy Grant
The Constitution is never tested during times of tranquility; it is during times of tension, turmoil, tragedy, trauma, and terrorism that it is sorely tested — Michael M. Honda
Many abused children cling to the hope that growing up will bring escape and freedom. But the personality formed in an environment of coercive control… — Judith Lewis Herman
However light-hearted you try to be about it, the loss of youth, and everything that goes with it, is quite a trauma. — Julian Clary
I prefer to record all traumas and save them for later, playing them over and over so they can haunt me for a disproportionate number… — Sloane Crosley
Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods. — Peter A. Levine
I have come to the conclusion that human beings are born with an innate capacity to triumph over trauma. I believe not only that trauma… — Peter A. Levine
The second noble truth states that we must discover why we are suffering. We must cultivate the courage to look deeply, with clarity and courage,… — Peter A. Levine
I think that everyone who is going to really move up has got to go through some trauma...I'm much more respected in my new job,… — Doug Morris
Despite very harsh living conditions and the trauma of what they went through, they [Sudanese refugees] had a lot of dignity — Julien Clerc
Comedy can be a cathartic way to deal with personal trauma. — Robin Williams
Children are coming to school with trauma, everyday trauma, that they live under: violence in the homes, alcoholism in the community, unemployment thats 80 percent,… — Denise Juneau
The emotional findings, then, suggest that to gain the most benefit from writing about lifeâ€™s traumas, acknowledge the negative but celebrate the positive. — James W. Pennebaker
But really, what else are you going to talk about in line at the liquor store? Childhood trauma seems like the natural choice, since itâ€™s… — Jenny Lawson
Donâ€™t despair if your heart has been through a lot of trauma. Sometimes thatâ€™s how beautiful hearts are remade: they are shattered first. — Yasmin Mogahed

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