"Emotions will come in waves...take care of yourself and remember who you were before the abuse, and who you want to become now."
- Anonymous
”I think recovery from anything is honestly the most badass thing a person can do."
- Anonymous
"Recovery begins at exactly that moment when you are completely broken to pieces, and must surrender to unfamiliar and uncomfortable ways, in order to be rebuilt into who you were meant to be.”
- Anonymous
"When a great ship is in harbour and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estes
"You have the power to say: This is not how my story will end.”
- Anonymous
"No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or no matter how far you fall, you are never out of the fight.”
- Marcus Luttrrell
"We must send a message across the world: there is no disgrace in being a survivor of sexual violence - the shame is on the aggressor."
- Angelina Jolie
"It's not who you are; what you do in life defines who you are. The abuse happened to you, not because of you. The abuse does not define you...love yourself.”
- Man, aged 45, sexually abused from 6-10
"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny."
- C.S. Lewis
"If you're ready to move forward into a life free from the abuse you suffered, search out others who can truly support you on your journey.”
- Anonymous
"Somehow, sometime, it does get better. You do start to feel whole as a man. You do start to feel less afraid. It's a slow journey, but there's much to be learned on that journey. Maybe, in the end, you're more of a man.”
- Man, age 42, sexually abused from 6-10
"I can be changed by what happens to me, but I refuse to be reduced by it."
- Maya Angelou
"A 'hero' is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure, in spite of overwhelming obstacles."
"Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. It's showing inner strength and truly knowing yourself."
- Anonymous
"Sometimes the only answer people are looking for when they ask for help is that they won't have to face the problem alone."
- Mark Amend
"If You're going through hell, keep going."
- Winston Churchill
"Fall seven times, stand up eight.”
- Japanese Proverb
"It's not your fault. You're not losing your mind. It's okay to cry. The road to recovery is not necessarily clear, but hey - you've travelled a road up until now that had no map or signposts and you've made it this far."
- Man, aged 37, sexually abused from 7-14
"It's not who you are; what you do in life defines who you are. The abuse happened to you, not because of you. The abuse does not define you...love yourself.”
- Man, aged 45, sexually abused from 6-10
"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
- C.S. Lewis
"It's not who you are; what you do in life defines who you are. The abuse happened to you, not because of you. The abuse does not define you...love yourself.”
- Man, aged 45, sexually abused from 6-10
"Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.”
- Anonymous
"Sexual assault is something that happened to me. It does not define me. It is not who I am.”
- Anonymous
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls.”
- Kahlil Gibran
"You don't have to live this way anymore. You can heal, and have a life you never thought possible.”
- Man, age 52, sexually abused at the age of 23
"If you're ready to move forward into a life free from the abuse you suffered, search out others who can truly support you on your journey.”
- Anonymous
"In the darkest of times, hope is something you give yourself. That is the meaning of inner strength."
- Uncle Iroh
"The pain of an injury is over in seconds. Everything that comes after that is the pain of getting well. Coming back to life...It hurts.”