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Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to ra...more

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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 ...more

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Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

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My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame resilience than you do.

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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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Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language — it’s from the Latin word cor, meaning heart — and the orig...more

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Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.

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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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What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.

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If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage is the light. To set down those lists of *w...more

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Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver. And our world cou...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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One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's doing anything differently th...more

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Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

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[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives...more