There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability..

In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer's dog days, and Thanksgiv….

If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about this and that, I th….

Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for com….

Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and aut….

Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is..

Shame works like the zoom lens on a camera. When we are feeling shame, the camera is zoomed in tight and all we see is our flawed selves, alone and s….

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

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance..

If you own this story you get to write the ending..

Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?".

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

What's worth doing even if you fail?.

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

In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail..

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we choose to practice..

Yes, I am imperfect and vulnerable and sometimes afraid, but that doesn't change the truth that I am also brave and worthy of love and belonging..

Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story..

All the stuff that keeps you safe from feeling scary emotions? They also keep you from feeling the good emotions. You have to shake those off. You ha….

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it - it can't survive being shared. Shame loves secrecy... ….

Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence..