Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that women still run into those demands whenever we find and use our voices.

Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in the human experience.

Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experience.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.

Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion.

Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.