Best Tweets for Trauma Survivors is a weekly Friday feature. My selections are entirely subjective, and I know it will never be possible to include every great resource tweeted. But I can try! I’ve personally read all tweeted links, and believe them to be of great value.

Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for content found on any other website. Stay safe, and don’t follow links if you believe you might be triggered by them. Also, I will not be re-checking links from older Best Tweets posts, and if the site’s archived URL is different from the one I’ve provided here, you may need to do a search on their site.

Please add your candidates for Best Tweets For Trauma Survivors in the comments.

Standalone Tweets

@LillyAnn “The only Zen you find on tops of mountains is the Zen you bring there.” ~ R. Pirsig

@kellyshipp “Design your life or someone else will.” (via @Abeeliever)

@Tamavista “Put your heart, mind, intellect and soul even to your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” ~ Sivananda

@Maura_Aura “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” ~ Gandhi

@Tamavista “Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is at their heels.” ~ Bertolt Brecht

@DeepakChopra “Coincidences are anonymous gifts pointing to a deeper reality.”

@thedeeperwell “burnout blip: Do you have a quiet place? Noise is everywhere, especially in your mind. Sit still. Think nothing or think everything. Try it.”

@mlomb “Silence is a source of great strength.” Lao Tzu (via @Maria_bg)

@zakaraya “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

@gassho “The best way to protect your Heart is to live with integrity from inner authority and authenticity.” #Pamir (via @rcinstitute)

@EFTdoc “The best way to love is to love like you have never been hurt.” (via @TheHeartBox @LisaKiftTherapy)

@rcinstitute “Freedom Friday: freedom is the fearlessness to be real.”

@AffirmYourLife “Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.” ~ Edmund Burke

@EnMotivate “Do not be afraid of moving slowly, but of standing still.” ~ Chinese proverb

@LillyAnn “Experience is temporary, but realization is permanent.”

@moritherapy “Let’s be still, breathe long and slow, follow the ebb and flow, forgive, listen and thank the web of life that offers us everything.” ~ (thx @lunajune)

@NadiaKoligman “Creating an authentic and fulfilling life requires that you learn to say no to things that don’t serve you.”

@iamwun “Letting life just be requires mercy toward ourselves.” ~ Ezra Bayda

@sojourner5 “Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” ~ Dorothy Thompson

@Tamavista “Create your future from your future, not your past.” ~ Erhard

Linked Tweets

@GoodthingZ The Zen of Doing

@NAMICommunicate 10 No-Cost Strategies to Fight Depression

@VoicesUnLtd 12 essential facts about the experience of hearing voices (via @BeyondMeds)
[SEO: Yet another website to explore in much more depth. Check out InterVoice Online’s blog, too.]

@psychcentral You think it’s hard when your boyfriend or girlfriend breaks up with you. Imagine when it’s your therapist?
[SEO: Interesting comments, too. The therapist discussed in this article should read them!]

@HlthyGrl It’s hard for me to take sometimes when good things happen for me. What about you? (via @FindingMelissa)

@ssanquist Awesome Video Depression: Learning How to Dance In the Rain – Beyond Blue (via @thereseborchard)

@GoodthingZ How to Make the Change Mindset Work for You

@Mindful_Living 10 Ways to Bring Meaning Into Your Life