Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.

disconnected and weighed down by feelings of emptiness, frustration, resentment, shame, disappointment, fear, and even grief.

There’s no such thing as creative people and non-creative people.

“Put yourself last,” self-love and self-acceptance are almost revolutionary.

tried the new DIG Deep—get deliberate, inspired, and going. I

Laura patiently said, “Shame resilience—you know—your book? The blue one. The four elements of shame resilience: Name it. Talk about it. Own your story. Tell the story. Your book.” We both started laughing. I thought to myself, Holy crap. It works.

heavy on self-righteous anger and so low on compassion.

terrible procrastination pattern:

Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate toward ourselves.