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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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The difficult thing is that vulnerability is the first thing I look for in you and the last thing I'm willing to show you. In you, it's courage and da...more

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One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock at night or before nine o'clock in the morni...more

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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 Thanksgivi...more

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

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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 biggest potential for helping us overcome shame is this: We are “those people.” The truth is…we are the others. Most of us are one paycheck, one d...more