We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.

Empathy is the antidote to shame.

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

I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith.

On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my own breakdown and spiritual awakening around this work, my motto was, "Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing." Which I think is the way the majority of adults in our culture live. Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, "Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!"