Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

Shame derives its power from being unspeakable...If we speak shame, it begins to wither. Just the way exposure to light was deadly for the gremlins, language and story bring light to shame and destroy it.

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.

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.

Wholeheartedness. There are many tenets of Wholeheartedness, but at its very core is vulnerability and worthiness; facing uncertainty, exposure, and emotional risks, and knowing that I am enough.

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

Courage originally meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart