If we own the story then we can write the ending.

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language -- it's from the Latin word "cor," meaning "heart" - and the original definition was to tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.

When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!

You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.

If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in the petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can't survive.

Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism