There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.

At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" - and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status symbol - that all describes my life. It was more like a medical researcher studying a disease and figuring out he or she has it.

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

Unused creativity is not benign.

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who they are, which is far more hurtful than addressing a behavior or a choice.