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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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I've learned that men and women who are living wholehearted lives really allow themselves to soften into joy and happiness. They allow themselves to e...more

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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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Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.

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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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[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

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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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Numb the dark and you numb the light.

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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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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

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This doesn't mean that we stop helping people set goals or that we stop expecting people to grow and change. It means that we stop respecting and eval...more

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Fear of the Dark I’ve always been prone to worry and anxiety, but after I became a mother, negotiating joy, gratitude, and scarcity felt like a full-t...more

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We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that g...more