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“I was no longer me. I was in transition between who I was and who I needed to become. And my body couldn’t accept either version of myself, so I just became an empty shell, desperately gasping for any ray of life to inhabit me. I was homeless.”
― Najwa Zebian, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul

“You’ve already accomplished the hardest part. So keep building. Keep working on yourself.”
― Najwa Zebian, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul

“I was waiting for someone to unveil me. To save me. But the hardest, yet most liberating truth, was that I needed to unveil myself. I could easily hide behind my words and hope that someone out there would understand me. But I knew I couldn’t hide anymore.”
― Najwa Zebian, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul

“The people you welcome into your home, who you allow to sit at your table, are those who will listen without judgment, without the immediate need to respond, criticize, or analyze. Those who practice, not just show, compassion. Those who, even when they disapprove of your actions or what led you here, will tell you “It must be so hard. I can’t begin to imagine feeling what you’re feeling.” Not people who will say things like “But how did you not see this or that?” or any statement that makes you feel your problem is nothing compared to what they or others are going through.”
― Najwa Zebian, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul