Julie Peters > Quotes

“It might be strange to think of our desire manifesting as hives, allergies, pain, chronic fatigue, or other illnesses, but sometimes these symptoms represent the body’s rebellion, a refusal to go on as we have been, a desire for something better.”
― Julie Peters, Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault

“for the fundamental truth that what human beings crave is love and connection, being seen and heard in intimacy with other human beings. In a twist of patriarchal sleight-of-hand, we are offered domination instead. She writes: That love and domination can coexist is one of the most powerful lies patriarchy tells us all. Most men and women continue to believe it, but in truth, love transforms domination. When men do the work of creating selves outside the patriarchal box, they create the emotional awareness needed for them to learn to love.57”
― Julie Peters, Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault

“The stable ratio of women in therapy and men in prison has something to teach us about the ways in which each sex is taught by our culture to handle pain,” Real quips.29”
― Julie Peters, Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault

“Doing our healing and telling our stories ain’t easy, but it matters that we do these things. We’re not doing anyone any favors by voluntarily keeping ourselves stuck in the”
― Julie Peters, Want: 8 Steps to Recovering Desire, Passion, and Pleasure After Sexual Assault