Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.

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

The truth is, rarely can a response make something better - what makes something better is connection.

It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times in a day. I had to make a choice when you called and the phone rang, whether I'm going to show up and be me, or whether I'm going to say what I think I'm supposed to say and get off the phone.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing.

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

Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for yourself. Connection is the result of authenticity.