Abuse-recovery Quote by Jeanne McElvaney

“Early relational trauma results from the fact that we are often given more to experience in this life than we can bear to experience…

— Donald Kalsched

When a child speaks of a past life memory, the effects ripple far. At the center is the child, who is directly healed and…

— Carol Bowman

“The damage and invisible scars of emotional abuse are very difficult to heal, because memories are imprinted on our minds and hearts and it takes time…

— Dee Brown

“When we learn to recognize the unique quality of Memory-Dreams, we are empowered. The abused child within us is using them to talk to…

— Jeanne McElvaney

“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They learn that…

— Patricia Dsouza

“Lies that cause survivors to deny or recent abuse memories and experiences ⸱ The alters who are designated to live in the "real world,”…

— Alison Miller

“Probably every child who has suffered abuse must assume an attitude like this in order to survive. These children reinterpret their perceptions in a…

— Alice Miller

“Abused children as they grow to believe that they are damaged beyond repair. A LIE that is believed and stays buried within for a…

— Patricia Dsouza

“The greatest damage done by neglect, trauma or emotional loss is not the immediate pain they inflict but the long-term distortions they induce in…

— Gabor Maté

“The people who were behind my abuse were very clever. They had created something which would be so difficult to explain, so difficult to…

— Laurie Matthew

I keep wondering how to explain the experience of child abuse from the inside. I'm going to try to explain what my world was…

— Robin Quivers

“Abused children pick up from their past encounters to expect less of themselves and others. They are not commonly taught to trust and end…

— Patricia Dsouza