Healing Quote by Dan Wells

“Recovery does not refer to an absence of pain or struggle. Rather, recovery is marked by the transition from anguish to suffering. In anguish…

— Patricia E. Deegan

“Trauma. It doesn't eke itself out over time. It doesn't split itself manageably into bite-sized chunks and distribute itself equally throughout your life. Trauma…

— Holly Bourne

I've seen people recover physical abilities, yet never get over emotional trauma after a serious accident. I've seen other people overcome the psychological and…

— Jim Stovall

So much of life after trauma is about processing healing, which is a lifelong thing. There's really no destination. There are milestones, but it's…

— Eva Victor

“Many survivors of relational and other forms of early life trauma are deeply troubled and often struggle with feelings of anger, grief, alienation, distrust,…

— Christine A. Courtois

“Every existence contains its primal trauma, an event dividing life into a before and an after, a trauma so great that even the most…

— Amélie Nothomb

Sometimes I think we're exposed to things we shouldn't be exposed to too early. I think that sets the tone to a person's whole…

— Tracy Morgan

“Trauma does not have to occur by abuse alone...”

— Asa Don Brown

“Boundaries are, in simple terms, the recognition of personal space.”

— Asa Don Brown

It is not possible to be truly balanced in one's views of an abuser and an abused woman. As Dr. Judith Herman explains eloquently…

— Lundy Bancroft

“As Lynn began getting psychologically better, she took me to a variety of sites. She taught me how to read trail markers. In the…

— Lynn Hersha

“Testifying against my abuser is not about a trial or about revenge This is a woman learning that to wear the burden of hurt…

— Hannah V. Sawyerr