Nostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.

The most powerful teaching moments are the ones where you screw up.

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

If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging.

Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.

The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity.

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.