We cannot give our children what we don't have. Where we are on our journey of living and loving with our whole hearts is a much stronger indicator ….

Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the emotion th….

Empathy is the antidote to shame..

Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'.

I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing..

People may call what happens at midlife 'a crisis,' but it's not. It's an unraveling - a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you wa….

Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it e….

There are infinite numbers of do overs for your teen girls..

I’m not very creative” doesn’t work. There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people. There are only people who use their creativity….

In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen..

Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we can only love others as much as we lo….

There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don't..

Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and to know they're not alon….

I can't even think of the right word, but it's not "help." It's more like a prerequisite. I think connection is why we're here, it's what gives purpo….

It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times….

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we….

If we want to cultivate hopefulness, we have to be willing to be flexible and demonstrate perseverance. Not every goal will look and feel the same. T….

Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to….

The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes and bad decisions. Imperf….

We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children..

Shame: We all have it. It's that gremlin that says 'I'm not enough.' Or, if you're feeling pretty confident,...'ooh, who do you think you are?' Shame….