" TRAUMA IS NOT A LIFE SENTENCE
To release what needs releasing we have to approach our darkness by focusing on the light that we can see behind it. The darkness within us is just an obstacle on our path to joy, peace and happiness – nothing more. All we need to do is choose to release it. We have to choose that we will not be held hostage by it any longer. We have to choose that we are not our past.
WE HAVE TO CHOOSE LIFE OVER EXISTENCE "

― Sandra Cooze , Journey to Your Self - How to Heal from Trauma: Written by Someone Who Did