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“Authoritarian, high-control religion doesn’t allow for both/ and. Everything is either/or. Same thing with high-control politics. Having health and balance, then, means being able to hold both. And to do that, one has to be open, willing, curious, kind.”
― Tia Levings, A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

“A healthy amount of stress is important because it’s an adaptive response to life’s many demands. It serves a functional purpose to move your life forward, but only when it’s dialed to the right frequency for you. The key is to figure out just how much stress is too much stress for you.”
― Aditi Nerurkar, The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body for Less Stress and More Resilience

“You’re tougher than you think. You’ll get through this and be better for it.” And she will. I know for a fact that when your heart gets ripped out, it’ll reassemble into something stronger. More durable.”
― Julie Clark, The Lies I Tell

“There are certain male figures we were just told to believe in, to trust. Our rock gods. Our politicians. Our medical professionals. A cornerstone of reaching adult womanhood is realizing that this is a myth—that men, no matter what their profession or how deeply their work speaks to you, can be dangerous.”
― Gabrielle Korn, Everybody (Else) Is Perfect: How I Survived Hypocrisy, Beauty, Clicks, and Likes