Quotes by : Susan Forward

The healing process kicks into gear with with the words "This is what you did to me." That statement....

Reality CheckHis lying is not contigent on who you are or what you do. His lying is not your fault. Lying....

Unhealthy families discourage individual expression. Everyone must conform to the thoughts and actions....

Love is a verb, not a noun. It is active. Love is not just feelings of passion and romance. It is behavior.....

I also believe that forgiveness is appropriate only when parents do something to earn it. Toxic parents,....

Perfectionist parents seem to operate under the illusion that if they can just get their children to....

...many daughters may never have given themselves permission to even 'consider' changing the relationship....

When your lover is a liar, you and he have a lot in common, you're both lying to you!

Denial is the lid on our emotional pressure cooker: the longer we leave it on, the more pressure we build....

Just as verbally and physically abused children internalize blame, so do incest victims. However, in....