Power is confusing for us, perhaps even terrifying, because our relationship with it had an unfortunate beginning. Someone in a position of power over us used and abused us…It seems as if power were something to be wielded, always at someone’s expense, usually our own.
Maureen Brady, Beyond Survival: A Writing Journey for Healing Childhood Sexual Abuse
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