The Gifts of Imperfection

To practice self-compassion is to set boundaries and hold people accountable for their behavior.

Belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.

We cannot selectively numb emotions. When we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.

I want to be brave with my life so that others can be brave with theirs.

If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging.

Connection begets connection.

Being real is something we value... choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect.

Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.

Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.