Lisa Haggarty

“Self-care isn’t about escaping reality; it’s about equipping yourself to handle it.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Healing Your Simpsons Syndrome: Unhook from Your Inner Chaos Characters with CBT, ACT, and a Little Humor

“When you stop fighting the waves, you learn how to float.”

Explanation:
Life doesn’t calm down just because we demand it to.
Peace comes when we stop trying to control every wave
and start trusting ourselves to stay afloat.”
― Malarvizhi Raja, The Courage To Let Go - Finding Freedom Within

“Without warning, all the tears I’ve been holding back are pouring out of me, hot and fast . . . It’s like I’ve taken all my sadness and wrapped it up in a package inside of me because I don’t deserve to grieve. But I can’t keep that package together anymore. The strings that bound it are fraying and snapping, and it’s all spilling out.”
― Natalie C. Anderson, Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday

“Courage isn’t the absence of fear; it means acting even when you’re afraid. Courage can manifest in many forms—physical bravery, moral conviction, emotional resilience, and the willingness to stand up for one’s beliefs or help others even when it’s difficult.”
― Brian Reese