We are a culture of people who've bought into the idea that if we stay busy enough, the truth of our lives won't catch up with us.

If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. Tolerance for disappointment, determination, and a belief in self are the heart of hope.

We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.

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.

We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to have an honest conversation about what gets in the way of putting these into practice in our daily lives, we will never change. Never, ever.

I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.