We have to be the women we want our daughters to be.
What we know matters but who we are matters more.
The truth is, rarely can a response make something better – what makes something better is connection.
If you own this story you get to write the ending.
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.
What separates privilege from entitlement is gratitude.
Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
There is no such thing as creative and non-creative people, only people who use their creativity and people who don’t.
It’s not about ‘what can I accomplish?’ but ‘what do I want to accomplish?’ Paradigm shift.
Perfectionism is a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking it will protect us when, in fact, it’s the thing that’s really preventing us from taking flight.
Nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous and hurtful as believing that I’m standing on the outside of my life looking in and wondering what it would be like if I had the courage to show up and let myself be seen.
Believing that you’re enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.
Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.
You can’t get to courage without walking through vulnerability.
It’s no longer a question of can I do it. It’s a question of: Do I want to do it?
Our capacity for wholeheartednes s can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.
Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them – we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.
Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance.
Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared.