Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.

How can we embrace rest and play if we've tied our self-worth to what we produce?

The truth is, I'm a storyteller. And it scares me, because my training as an academic is that the more accessible you are and the more human you are, the less smart you are. It's a shame trigger for me to be honest.

If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about this and that, I think you've got this wrong" - then not only do I invite that, I freaking love that. I love that. I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.

If you can't say it to me in front of my kids, don't say it.

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.

We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.