I'm just so grateful, because to feel this vulnerable means I'm alive.

Vulnerability is not about fear and grief and disappointment; it is the birthplace of everything we're hungry for.

Men walk this tightrope where any sign of weakness illicits shame, and so they're afraid to make themselves vulnerable for fear of looking weak.

I think a lot of us are multiple things that don't always fit together neatly in a bio box.

One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently than what we're doing as criticizing our choices.

Shame: We all have it. It's that gremlin that says 'I'm not enough.' Or, if you're feeling pretty confident,...'ooh, who do you think you are?' Shame always has a seat.

When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!