Alice Miller (psychologist) quote: Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery ...

Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery of our truth about the unique history of our childhood.

~ Alice Miller (psychologist) ~

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