If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

We can only belong when we offer our most authentic selves and when we're embraced for who we are.

I think a lot of us are multiple things that don't always fit together neatly in a bio box.

Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance.

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