Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. When we don't have that, we shape-shift and turn into chameleons; we hustle for the worthiness we already possess.

What we know matters, but who we are matters more. Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen. It requires us to dare greatly, to be vulnerable.

Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.

What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children.

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