Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2)

by T.J. Klune

Transparency is a fanciful lie they tell constituents to distract them from the truth. The

“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud.”

studies have shown that trauma in the form of abuse changes the physical brain to be hypersensitive to future stress, which can often lead victims of abuse to respond excessively to even the smallest stressors. By doing the exact opposite of nurturing, one runs the risk of creating or exacerbating trauma.”