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When you shut down vulnerability, you shut down opportunity

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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...

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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 ...

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We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels l...

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People often silence themselves, or "agree to disagree" without fully exploring the actual nature of the disagreement, for the sake of protecting a re...

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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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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness.

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I think we can all agree that feeling shame is an incredibly painful experience. What we often don't realize is that perpetrating shame is equally as ...

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I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a larger audience is only a good idea if ...

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There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question, that transf...

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Worrying about scarcity is our culture's version of post-traumatic stress. It happens when we've been through too much, and rather than coming togethe...

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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...

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Another great example of the power of vulnerability -- this time in a corporation -- is the leadership approach taken by Lululemon's CEO, Christine Da...

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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...