Beyond belief Quote by Susan C. Van Benschoten

“Survivor guilt is a thief of joy—yet another secondary loss from death.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

— Lena Dunham

Survivors lived with their mistakes.

— Nora Roberts

“Survivors often get to a point in recovery where they can predict the responses of the toxic person.”

— Shannon Thomas

“Be a Survivor, Not a Victim”

— J.L. Higgs

“It is easy to sanctify policies or identities by the deaths of victims. It is less appealing, but morally more urgent, to understand the…

— Timothy Snyder

“...victims of violent crime are not always believed... [referring to victim testimony at serial killer and pedophile Marc Detroux's trial]”

— Natascha Kampusch

“It is my personal opinion that all survivors can go from victim to victor and live more than a survivor.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“It took me a long time, but I prefer “victim” to “survivor” now. I don’t want to diminish the gravity of what happened. I…

— Roxane Gay

“They may have been victims at one time, but what you have to focus on is what they are now.”

— Kevin Hearne

“They also highlight the fact that a psychologically abusive person has no moral compass and is more than willing to use innocent people as…

— Shannon Thomas

“traumatized people find themselves reenacting some aspect of the trauma scene in disguised form, without realizing what they are doing….There”

— Jon Krakauer