Peter A. Levine Quotes

#1. If you bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will be your salvation. If you do not bring forth that which is within you, Then that which is within you Will destroy you. - THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS

Peter A. Levine

#2. Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.

Peter A. Levine

#3. When people have been traumatized, they are stuck in paralysis-the immobility reaction or abrupt explosions of rage.

Peter A. Levine

#4. Who have been traumatized, this can be a monumental leap of faith, but we can recover from trauma; indeed, my experience assisting others to heal from trauma has shown me this recovery is innate.

Peter A. Levine

#5. Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.

Peter A. Levine

#6. The first truth, Buddha taught his disciples, is that suffering is part of the human condition. If we simply try to avoid confronting painful experiences, there is no way to begin the healing process. In fact, this denial creates the very conditions that promote and prolong unnecessary suffering.

Peter A. Levine