Anya

“honest, safe, and reliable.”
― Nadine Macaluso, Run Like Hell: A Therapist’s Guide to Recognizing, Escaping, and Healing from Trauma Bonds

“awareness is how overuse of screen time can be very addictive for anybody, particularly for children whose brains are vulnerable and still growing and forming. Studies have shown how overuse of screen time affects the prefrontal cortex of the brain, similar to the effect of cocaine. Screen use releases excessive amounts of dopamine, which creates cravings for the device in the same way a smoker craves a cigarette—it’s highly rewarding and, thus, highly addictive.”
― Tammy Schamuhn, The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children

“This dependent relationship is the foundation for attachment: a deep and enduring emotional bond between two people in which each seeks closeness and feels more secure when in the presence of the other.”
― Tammy Schamuhn, The Parenting Handbook: Your Guide to Raising Resilient Children

“Still, my dad’s violence scarred me, it left a hole in my self-love tank.”
― Jacqui Lewis, Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World