Eradication of pain, "deviant", or "oppositional" behaviors does not indicate healing; however, it can signify successful conditioning.

Expunction of pain, deviant, or oppositional behaviors does not indicate healing, but it can signify successful conditioning.

I am nothing more than a girl from the projects born of a single teenage-mother nurtured with love and opportunity

There is no healer like LOVE

It's just as important to be around people that influence stable mental health as it is working towards it.

In order to break free from the chains that bind, one must take whatever action they can to disconnect internally from the larger systems of oppression, of which the family unit is merely a microcosm.