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“Because emotional abuse is impossible to prove, we often have an incredibly difficult time describing or putting into words what exactly has happened to us that is so bad. We know things were not or are not normal, but we don’t know why. Emotional abuse moves quickly. Just as we’re about to put our finger on it, it seems to slip away. Without a clear set of concrete, provable terms, many of us question if our abuse or neglect was real. Did it really happen? Or are we just making it up? We reason that if we were truly abused, our abuse should be easy to explain.”
― Sherrie Campbell, But It's Your Family . . .: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath

“A wise woman knows the importance of speaking life into her man. If you love him; believe in him, encourage him and be his peace.”
― Denzel Washington

“When you let go of revenge and constantly mulling over the hurt someone has caused you, you can commit to your own path and happiness. Part of things coming around is you committing to being happy with or without people and their approval. So mark your path. Make it happen. Be a stellar person, and do what you need to do to carry on. Life will gift you because you have acted with integrity. And you won’t waste anymore of your invaluable time and energy on a past you can’t change anyway.”
― Sherrie Campbell, Your Pocket Therapist: Quick Hacks for Dealing with Toxic People While Empowering Yourself

“Toxic family members will see expressions of forgiveness as weaknesses to exploit. Don’t give in to their tactics this way. If you need to forgive them for your own healing, then do it, but keep it to yourself.”
― Sherrie Campbell, But It's Your Family . . .: Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath