We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.

Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen, to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee... to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, to be this vulnerable means that we’re alive.

Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.

I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.

When they teach [doctors] how to suture, they also teach them how to stitch their self-worth to being all-powerful.

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.

If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a place of worthiness, we have to talk about the things that get in the way- especially shame, fear and vulnerability