It is the rare and strong person that can carry their trauma without having it spill into the next generation.

It is the rare and strong person that can carry their trauma without having it spill into the next generation.

For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else will love you.”…The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation

The truth is, you cannot love yourself unless you have been loved and are loved. The capacity to love cannot be built in isolation.

The more healthy relationships a child has, the more likely he will be to recover from trauma and thrive. Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.

Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people.

Relationships are the agents of change and the most powerful therapy is human love.