Through my research, I found that vulnerability is the glue that holds relationships together. It's the magic sauce.

How can we embrace rest and play if we've tied our self-worth to what we produce?

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.

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.

Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.

We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both.