“We all have patterned ways of dealing with anxiety that are often set up in our first families. Understanding how and why can set us free.⁣⁣”

Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.

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

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

What we know matters but who we are matters more.

Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.⁣

Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.⁣

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.

Hope is a function of struggle.

Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.

Feeling and owning our own shit instead of working it out on others is key.

Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it’s a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands.

Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.

Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.

Surviving this crisis will take a shift in mindset, and that’s tougher than we think – especially when we’re afraid. ⁣

If you own this story you get to write the ending.

We can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.