I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity, to name a few.

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.

Vulnerability is the absolute heartbeat of innovation and creativity. There can be zero innovation without vulnerability.

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 are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history.

Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I'm standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.

Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.