Meg Josephson > Quotes

“It’s a pleasant feeling, like I have nowhere else to be and nothing else to do.”
― Meg Josephson, Pumpkin Stew

“What we pour our attention into is what shapes our lives.”
― Meg Josephson, Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You

“Grief isn't just about losing someone when they pass; it's also about what you didn't have. It's wanting to be nurtured but not having a parent who can nurture you. It's watching other families be with one another on holidays in a way you've only dreamed of. It's wanting to call your parent just to talk but knowing that they won't listen. It's a feeling of 'I want to go home' when you're in your own family's house. It's knowing that you would be a family-oriented person if only you had a family to be that person with. It's letting go of that last silver of hope that someone could change and be the person you need them to be. It's letting go of the hope for a childhood, a family, a parent relationship, a sibling relationship that you didn't have but deeply wanted.”
― Meg Josephson, Are You Mad at Me?: Over fawning, trauma, en hoe je stopt met pleasen

“Healing is an imperfect, lifelong practice of realizing we were never "broken" to begin with.”
― Meg Josephson, Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for You