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We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children.
Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging have the courage to be imperfect.
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.
The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.
In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together.
Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
When failure is not an option, we can forget about creativity, learning, and innovation.
We don't have to be perfect, just engaged and committed to aligning values with actions.
When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.
Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.
Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic?
You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift.
I think a lot of us are multiple things that don't always fit together neatly in a bio box.
The only universal language I know of that wraps up joy and gratitude and love is laughter.
If you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I'm not interested in your feedback.
Connection, the ability to feel connected, is neurobiologically wired, that’s why we’re here!
When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.
The one thing that keeps us out of connection is our fear that we're not worthy of connection.
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.
The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.
For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.
I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED.
The only unique contribution that we will ever make in this world will be born of our creativity.
We can only belong when we offer our most authentic selves and when we're embraced for who we are.
Our capacity for wholeheartednes s can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.
I've found what makes children happy doesn't always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
If we can’t stand up to the never good enough and who do you think you are? we can’t move forward.
We're all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.
When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!
There is no intimacy without vulnerability. Yet another powerful example of vulnerability as courage.
The truth is, rarely can a response make something better - what makes something better is connection.
Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth.
Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive.
I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day.
I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.
We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.
We use work to numb out. We can't turn off our machines because we're afraid we're going to miss something.
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.
If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?"
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.
Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.