Alicia Zigay

“If your parents’ faces never lit up when they looked at you, it’s hard to know what it feels like to be loved and cherished. If you come from an incomprehensible world filled with secrecy and fear, it’s almost impossible to find the words to express what you have endured. If you grew up unwanted and ignored, it is a major challenge to develop a visceral sense of agency and self-worth.”
― Bessel A. van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

“The thin shell of hope cracked, and my thoughts, emotions, and fears scrambled.”
― Bianca Bowers, Cape of Storms

“Sitting there, all delicate and dreamy, she looked as if someone had only given half a life to her.”
― Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily

“You must know the width of the knife and how it ruined you, name the organs it kissed.”
― Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party