Quotes by Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Explore a curated collection of 13 quotes by Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

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 p — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
So often survivors have had their experiences denied, trivialized, or distorted. Writing is an important avenue for heal — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Healing isn’t just about pain. It’s about learning to love yourself. As you move from feeling like a victim to being a p — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
... it is possible to heal. It is even possible to thrive. Thriving means more than just an alleviation of symptoms, mor — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
You have the right to set ground rules. This means deciding if, when, and how you want to see the people in your family. — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
People don’t need to be forced to grow. All we need is favorable circumstances: respect, love, honesty, and the space to — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
I know you're in a world of pain, but that pain will lessen. At the beginning you can't see that. You can only see your — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Healing was a terrifying and painful experience and my life was as full of struggle and heartache as it had always been. — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Deciding to actively heal is terrifying because it means opening up to hope. For many survivors, hope has brought only d — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
As survivors, we’ve been conditioned to be victims sexually. Many of us have never learned to say no or to set limits on — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Survivors are often good at both resolving and generating crisis. While this capacity to handle crisis can make you a go — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Thinking for yourself and making your own decisions can be frightening. Letting go of other people’s expectations can le — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
To heal from child sexual abuse you must believe that you were a victim, that the abuse really did take place. This is o — Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse