Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice.

Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy... When we bury our story, the shame metastasizes.

Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't.

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.

I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion.