Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want.

Your individuality is the most valuable thing you have.

Silence comes in two varieties: One that nourishes and comforts; another that chokes, smothers, and isolates. Solitary confinement is the worst kind of imprisonment we can inflict on fellow humans, and if you are forced to keep silent about some dark secret, you live in solitary confinement. Without the bridge of communication connecting you to other human beings, you can’t share your burdens, can’t receive comfort, can’t confirm that you still belong. Silence is the abyss that separates you from hope.

You get social pressure from your parents, who teach you to pay attention to certain things and not to others. You get it in school.

Remember, intimacy increases with honesty. Share less to keep people away and more to draw them closer.

Learning to quit while you're not ahead, when the dull ooze of depression tells you things are not going to get any better, is one of the best financial and life skills you can master.

Trust in your truth. It will be the best decision you ever make.