Josi

“Waves wash over her
like the edge of the sea
and the only thing she has left
are the shadows of his memory”
― Eric Overby, Hourglass in Grace

“Another thing I learned in therapy?" Angie said. "The kids in dysfunctional families who act out and rebel are the ones who are the healthiest mentally. They're the ones who see that something's wrong. That's why they act out, because they see the house is burning down, and they're screaming for help. That was you.”
― Meg Shaffer, The Wishing Game

“The thing you long for summons you away from the self. Even the desire for the thing lives only if you abandon it. This is the ultimate law—the seed dies to live, the bread must be cast upon the waters, he that loses his soul will save it.”
― C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

“Numbing is the other side of the coin in PTSD. Many untreated trauma survivors start out...with explosive flashbacks, then numb out later in life.”
― Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma