Abuse-recovery Quote by Jeanne McElvaney

“When you're scared, invite your spirit out of hiding. Wear pointed shoes with build in sass > Let your wings take you where your…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Awareness is a gentle beauty. It hovers around me like a fairy, pointing to those things I would miss if I didn't look past…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Survivors of abuse show us the strength of their personal spirit every time they smile.”

— Jeanne McElvaney

“When there is no purpose of thought or activities to keep us firmly planted in routines, we connect to our personal spirit. Then the…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Serendipity will take you beyond the currents of what is familiar. Invite it. Watch for it. Allow it.”

— Jeanne McElvaney

“There is a moment in our healing journey when our denial crumbles; we realize our experience and it's continued effects on us won't "just…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Dissociated trauma memories don't reveal themselves like ordinary memories. Like pieces of a puzzle, they escape the primitive part of our brain where the…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Stuffing our memories might become familiar over the years, but it requires a mental vigilance that separates us from our inner world. It's building…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“To know the outcome of a desire means you are relying on what you already know. True change comes in colors you've never imagined.…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“In the weeds of childhood sexual abuse, we are the sturdy flowers that kept reaching for a slip of sunshine and a trickle of…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Sometimes, during our healing journeys, those closest to us can’t help even though we all wish it could be that way. Allow those moments…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“You can recognize survivors of abuse by their courage. When silence is so very inviting, they step forward and share their truth so others…

— Jeanne McElvaney