Quotes About Healing

It is definitely easier to deal with injuries on the mental side after you've had a few of them, since you are aware of the recovery process.

The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.

Through recovery, I've been able to do so much good stuff.

When the addict gets recovery, his family gets recovery, right?

'Higher Power' was the result of a personal experience: a friend of mine who went through the process of addiction and recovery. It's a very, very tough thing - very easy to become addicted and very, very hard to become a recovering addict.

Change doesn't happen often, but to a certain extent in some way, I think when you get into recovery and you stay there, you change.

MusiCares was really good to me. I can't say enough how MusiCares helps other people. They really, really helped me. They have the greatest groups and support for musicians in recovery.

I think in a lot of ways, 'The Shining' is about alcoholism and 'Doctor Sleep' is actually about recovery. They go together pretty well that way.

Back in the day, I was the first non-recovering doctor working in recovery. People would say, 'You can't do that! We need recovering guys in this.' But usually recovering doctors have a lot of baggage and so there's a certain amount of liability with a recovering doctor. But of course it can be ideal.

I'm big on active recovery and supplementation with fish oils and anti-inflammatories and whatever it is.

Most actors I know come from a screwed up background, so it makes sense that if you can walk on to a space and recreate your reality, then that's the place that will become very dear.

'Rectify' has been beautiful and emotional but grueling. In a beautiful way, in the right way.

A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.

It's true my father abused me and didn't love and protect me the way he should have, and at times it seemed no one would ever help me and it would never end. But God always had a plan for my life, and He has redeemed me.

Race, redemption and healing - that's my thing.

In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better.

I had a breast reduction.

I have found myself able to cure people with my hands.

My mother had people lay hands on me to cast demons out of me when I was 8. Then two or three times when I was in college.

There's one surefire hangover cure, and that's time.

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.

In grief, after even the happiest of relationships, we go over things again and again.

I definitely didn't have a happy childhood.

I had a really hard time when I was 16, 17, 18. I started with the eating disorder in high school.