Joyful heart Quote by Mariska Hargitay

People who have been through trauma, their souls are hurting.

— Mary Gauthier

The pain from the abuse never went away, you just embraced it to become what you are today

— Anonymous

I found that my wounds begin to heal when the voices of those endangered by silence are given power. The silence of hopelessness, of…

— Janice Mirikitani

We all know how to focus on trauma. This is the struggle. We have the opportunity to respect our journey and focus on joy.

— Rege-Jean Page

“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

“So for those who think abuse survivors can simply logically process their situation and get out of and over the situation easily, think again.…

— Shahida Arabi

“With gratitude, I have become a healing balm to thousands of people, if not more, who have suffered child abuse, sibling abuse, a dysfunctional…

— Dana Arcuri CTRC

“Everyone suffers, we're all caught in a vicious circle of anguish and distress, passed on from abused generation to abused generation. The only way…

— Mango Wodzak

“The reality is this: Violence changes a person in permanent, profound, existential ways. Once you experience the horrible things one human being can do…

— Ph.D Michelle Stevens

The pain from the abuse never went away, I just embraced it to become what I am today

— Timothy Long

“People that have been consistently hurt by others in life will only see the one time you hurt them and be blinded to all…

— Shannon L. Alder

One of our biggest spiritual lessons is to understand that everyone is doing the best they can at any given moment. People can only…

— Nate