Erin Andersen

“People don’t need to be forced to grow. All we need is favorable circumstances: respect, love, honesty, and the space to explore.”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“Until lions start writing down their own stories, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.” —AFRICAN PROVERB”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

“The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can be deceived, our feelings manipulated, our perceptions confused, and our body tricked with medication. But someday the body will present its bill, for it is as incorruptible as a child who, still whole in spirit, will accept no compromises or excuses, and it will not stop tormenting us until we stop evading the truth.”
― Ellen Bass, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse