The most powerful teaching moments are the ones where you screw up.

There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.

If we want to be able to move through the difficult disappointments, the hurt feelings, and the heartbreaks that are inevitable in a fully lived life, we can't equate defeat with being unworthy of love, belonging and joy. If we do, we'll never show up and try again.

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity, to name a few.

I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.

There are infinite numbers of do overs for your teen girls.