I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is ultimately about the care and feeding of our spirits

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

[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives as joyful, who would describe themselves as joyous, who was not actively practicing gratitude.

Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.

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

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

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.