Empathy is a strange and powerful thing. There is no script. There is no right way or wrong way to do it. It's simply listening, holding space, withholding judgment, emotionally connecting and communicating that incredibly healing message of, "You're not alone."
The opposite of belonging is fitting in.Because fitting in is assessing a groupof people and changing who you are. But true belonging never asks us to change who we are. It demands we be who we are.
I went to church, thinking it would be like an epidural, that it would take the pain away... But church isn't like an epidural; it's like a midwife... I thought faith would say, "I'll take away the pain and discomfort," but what it ended up saying was, "I'll sit with...
Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal with conflict, learn how to assert themselves, and have the opportunity to fail. If we’re always following our children into...
What we don't need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button. from The Gifts of Imperfection
[Those who matter] are people who love you not despite of your imperfection and vulnerability, but because of your imperfection and vulnerability.
One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
We are all so busy chasing the extraordinary that we forget to stop and be grateful for the ordinary.
My mom taught us never to look away from people's pain. The lesson was simple: Don't look away. Don't look down.Don't pretend not to see hurt.Look people in the eye.Even when their pain is overwhelming. And when you are in pain, find the people who can look you in the...