Salsabila Zain

“So I’m not crazy?” “No. Your brain is doing exactly what you would expect it to do considering what you lived through.”
― Oprah Winfrey, What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing

“We do not have to let other people’s irresponsible emotional expression alienate us from our feelings.”
― Pete Walker, The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame

“Time does not heal wounds without acknowledgement of what has happened. You need to clarify your feelings and express them in a way that defines in detail what you have lost and how much you care about what you have lost . . . – Peter Leech & Zeva Singer”
― Pete Walker, The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness out of Blame

“Verbal abuse is the use of language to shame, scare or hurt another. Dysfunctional parents routinely use name-calling, sarcasm, and destructive criticism to overpower and control their children. Verbal abuse is as commonplace in the American family as homework and table manners. It is modeled as socially acceptable in almost every sitcom on television.”
― Pete Walker, The Tao of Fully Feeling: Harvesting Forgiveness Out of Blame