Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.
That's really part of being a grounded theory researcher - putting names to concepts and experiences that people have.
Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing.
Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart.
Numb the dark and you numb the light.
I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion.