Lisa Zimmerman

"Your mental health is more important than your career, money, other people’s opinions, that event you said you would attend, your partner's mood and your family's wishes, combined. If taking care of yourself means letting someone down, then let someone down." ~Steven Bartlett

“And if, when it is all over, I’m asked what I did with my life, I want to be able to say 'I offered love.'” ~Terri St. Cloud

"You want to hear an ultimate truth? You cannot make someone see clarity when they find comfort within their fog." ~Meredith Marple

"You may not always see the results of your kindness, but every bit of positive energy you contribute to the world makes it a better place for all of us." ~Lisa Currie⠀

"Too many of us have tried to tone down our weirdness for friends or partners only to later learn that we were suppressing the best things about us. There's no joy like the joy of being your strange self and finding that there are people who love you for it." ~Boze Herrington

"We are all wounded people dealing with messy emotions in a confusing, uncertain, sometimes scary world. That doesn’t give anyone the right to be mean, thoughtless, or disrespectful. But remembering this makes it a little easier to think..."

"Sending love to everybody who is trying to outrun the trauma of their past. Sending love to everybody who is trying to imagine a better future for themselves. Sending love to everybody who knows that they need to heal, but doesn’t know where to start." ~Michell C. Clark

I will remember and recover, not forgive and forget.

"Neurologists claim that every time you resist acting on your anger, you’re actually rewiring your brain to be calmer and more loving." ~Unknown How to stop reacting in anger when you’re triggered: buff.ly/3itirLO buff.ly/3itirLO

You have permission to rest. You are not responsible for fixing everything that is broken. You do not have to try to make everyone happy. For now, take time for you. It's time to replenish.

“How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.” ~Paulo Coelho Why people are rude and unkind (and why it’s not about you): buff.ly/2DdDvl1

“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.” ~Timber Hawkeye 19 techniques to calm a highly sensitive nervous system: buff.ly/3iLUFef

Some days she is a warrior. Some days she's a broken mess. Most days, she's a bit of both. But every day she's there. Standing. Fighting. Trying.

"Don't tell someone to get over it. Help them get through it." ~Sue Fitzmaurice

“People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.” ~Mike McHargue