Brooke Knowles

“Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has lost something.”
― Michael S. Sorensen, I Hear You: The Surprisingly Simple Skill Behind Extraordinary Relationships

“People have suggested that I have survivor’s guilt. I reject that. We all should be alive. What I have is profound sadness and anger that some worthless dirtbag can come along and take away a family’s bright and shining light, leaving a gaping hole that is never to be filled.”
― Elizabeth Kendall, The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy

“Making contact with the present moment is being present with whatever is actually a part of your present-moment experience, whether it is your external environment (i.e., your surroundings) or your internal environment (i.e., your thoughts, feelings, or physical sensations).”
― Carissa Gustafson PsyD, Reclaim Your Life: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 7 Weeks

“Defusion is the ability to take a step back and observe your thinking rather than get lost or tangled up in it.”
― Carissa Gustafson PsyD, Reclaim Your Life: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 7 Weeks