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

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I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body.

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

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The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, becaus...more

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If we don’t allow ourselves to experience joy and love, we will definitely miss out on filling our reservoir with what we need when. . . . hard things...more

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If you're thinking, 'Great! I just need to be a superhero to fight perfectionism,' I understand. Courage, compassion, and connection seem like big, lo...more

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Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly ...more

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Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our...more

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It doesn't matter if the group is a church or a gang or a sewing circle or masculinity itself, asking members to dislike, disown, or distance themselv...more

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Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.

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There is no question that engagement requires sacrifice, but that's what we signed up for when we decided to become parents.

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

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If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it ...more

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Given the dark fears we feel when we experience loss, nothing is more generous and loving than the willingness to embrace grief in order to forgive. T...more

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To be forgiven is to be loved