Sending peace to those retreating because their world is too much right now. Sending hope to those who haven’t had that breakthrough they need. Sending love to those who need the reminder to hang on.

Standing up for yourself doesn't make you argumentative. Sharing your feelings doesn't make you oversensitive, and saying no doesn't make you uncaring or selfish. If someone won't respect your feelings, needs, and boundaries, the problem isn't with you.

Many abusers excel at presenting a charming facade to the outside world while inflicting severe harm on others in private.

Normal, healthy and happy individuals don't go around destroying others, they just don't.

A traumatized person isn’t living in the past. They’re fully present and aware of the pain their mind and body has carried. That’s why they’re talking about their past. It’s the only way to get free.

If it didn’t happen to you, your opinion on how someone else heals from it doesn’t matter.

A traumatized person doesn’t need to be told how to feel. They need to be told how they feel matters.

Das! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Everything happens for a reason... No. Some things are just horrible and should have never, ever happened at all. ~Unknown~

Trauma isn’t measurable, and so it’s not comparable. Your trauma is NO less real to YOU just because it appears as though someone went through something worse. Your nervous system isn’t calculating “theirs vs. yours” It’s holding YOUR pain. -Dr. Jen

When someone who hurt you tells you to "Stop dwelling on the past" or that "You need to forgive" what they mean is "I'm not sorry" and "You need to adapt better to the ways I've hurt you."