All Quotes By Tag: Abuse-survivors

“You alone can create the change you seel. But how? By accepting things as they are, you allow yourself to make apt choices.”

“Stop looking for that person you were in the past. She has changed. Look for the person she has grown into. She is wiser and stronger than than ever before. Don’t go back to who you were. Cherish who you are.” –Without a Voice by Chris Pepple”

“In spite of the horror, in spite of the tragedy, in spite of the weeks of sleepless nights, I’m finally alive. I’m not pretending. I feel real. I’m not playing charades anymore. I wouldn’t go back to the way I was for anything. I’m really like a different person. I’m where I am, and I’m making the most of it. I know I’m courageous now. I found out I had it in me to face this. — Barbara”

“Grief does not demand pity; It requests acknowledgement” – Jude Gibbs”

“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 go away”. That’s our breakthrough moment. It’s the sun coming out to warm the seeds of hope so they can grow our personal garden of empowerment.”

“It gave their families at home great comfort to see them chatting, looking radiant, doing well. ‘We are fine, mothers. Look how happy we are, now we free from our bad bosses.”

“The skin on her upper arms prickled like it’d done so many times back in Jeddah, a sign to be careful.”

“Deep connection is the antidote to madness.”

“do not look for healingat the feet of thosewho broke you”