There are tons of kids out there who endure chronic abuse and suffer in silence. They can’t trust anyone, they can’t tell anyone, and they have no idea how to get away from it.

I love you but I got to love me more.

Don’t judge yourself by what others did to you.

Writing therapy is my form of healing. Try and detach yourself from painful memories by infusing characters and then stepping back.

In addition to reaching out for help, you will also need to reach within yourself. Your biggest ally will be your emotions. Through them, you will learn more about what really happened to you, how...

Because of you, Michael, my heart begins to grow wings.

There was a moment of hesitation in which Joe looked into her eyes, and she looked back without flinching. Many a time, he had been at the same game with her, and she had always...

Overcoming abuse doesn’t just happen, It takes positive steps everyday. Let today be the day you start to move forward.

Christy isn’t a case, he’s a person.

You’re a survivor because every day you make a choice not to be governed by their harsh words or actions. No one has the right to take away your happiness

Sticks and stones can break your bones, yet words will never hurt you…unless you believe them.

I am small.So are stars from a distance. It’s all a matter of perspective.

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...

One can learn from what is not said.

A woman’s love for a man should never be taken for granted. What is life without love?

Don’t try to be brave all at once. Take it in steps.

Some people stand and move as if they have no right to the space they occupy. They wonder why others often fail to treat them with respect–not realizing that they have signalled others that it...

It is strange… the reasons one feels he doesn’t deserve things.

Doormatitis: door-mat-i-tis noun; low self-worth. A learned behavior where the infected person allows others to walk all over them, blame them, treat them terribly, always giving the boundary crossers the benefit of the doubt. They...

Memories demand attention, and these memories will have teeth.

‘My problem was comparatively simple,’ Marcus said. ‘One kiss was enough to solve it. But that doesn’t mean one kiss is enough to wake everyone up and end every nightmare. […] That’s okay,’ Marcus whispered...

Psychological and emotional wellness is an ongoing process for everyone.

Abuse? Ah. Such problems, even with time, do not go away on their own. They must be addressed. André Chevalier