First step Quote by Charmaine Shaw

Acknowledgemen t of what you feel, what you know, what you need is the first step toward healing.

— Iyanla Vanzant

“I can feel the sensation (it burns) of being called crazy when you feel wounded and desperate.”

— Merri Lisa Johnson

Feel the wounded heart that's underneath the addiction, self-loathing, or anger.

— Pema Chodron

“It was ridiculous of her to feel so wounded.”

— Anne Tyler

“Because the end of a friendship isn’t even formally acknowledged—no Little Talk, no papers served—you walk around effectively heartbroken but embarrassed to admit it,…

— Tim Kreider

At times we feel wounded, hurt, disappointed, disgusted, resentful, sick of it all. At other times we feel skeptical, outraged, robbed, beaten. We chafe,…

— Nannie Helen Burroughs

Healing begins when you love yourself unconditionally. Symptoms are an expression of your denial of the need for self-love. The first step of healing…

— Nate

Awareness is the first step in healing.

— Dean Ornish

Grief is a process to go through, not a destination in which to wallow. In a process, you keep putting one foot in front…

— Phil McGraw

The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

To suffer one's confusion is the first step in healing.

— Robert A. Johnson

“Acceptance may be seen as the first step in healing, though when there is true acceptance, this is not really a step. Acceptance is…

— Franco Santoro