I believe joy is a spiritual practice we have to work at.

Tell your story with your whole heart.

We have to be women we want our daughters to be.

If we share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an already dangerous storm.(page 10)

Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen.

Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our lives was confirmed when the main concern about connection emerged as the fear of disconnection; the fear that something we have done or failed to do, something about who we are or where we come from, has made us unlovable and unworthy of connection.

We need to change what we say and what we allow to be said in front of us.