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Quotes from Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror — Judith Lewis Herman

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Repetition is the mute language of the abused child. (Chapter 5: Child Abuse)

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992)

The fundamental stages of recovery are establishing safety, reconstructing the trauma story, and restoring the connection between survivors and their community (Introduction)

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992)

Safety always begins with the body. If a person does not feel safe in her body, she does not feel safe anywhere. (from the 2015 Afterword: "The Dialectic of Trauma Continues")

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror (1992)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Judith Lewis Herman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.