The power of vulnerability - Brené Brown
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so I'll start with this a couple years
so I'll start with this a couple years
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ago an event planner called me because I
ago an event planner called me because I
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was going to do a speaking event and she
was going to do a speaking event and she
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called and she said I'm really
called and she said I'm really
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struggling with how to write about you
struggling with how to write about you
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on the little flyer and I thoughtwell
on the little flyer and I thoughtwell
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what's the struggle and she said
what's the struggle and she said
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well I saw you speak and I I I I'm going
well I saw you speak and I I I I'm going
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to call you a researcher I think but I'm
to call you a researcher I think but I'm
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afraid if I call you a researcher no one
afraid if I call you a researcher no one
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will come because they'll think you're
will come because they'll think you're
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irrelevant and I like okay and she said
irrelevant and I like okay and she said
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so but the thing I liked about your talk
so but the thing I liked about your talk
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is you know you're a Storyteller so I
is you know you're a Storyteller so I
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think what I'll do is just call you a
think what I'll do is just call you a
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Storyteller and of course the academic
Storyteller and of course the academic
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insecure part of me was like you're
insecure part of me was like you're
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going to call me a what and she said I'm
going to call me a what and she said I'm
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going to call you a Storyteller and I
going to call you a Storyteller and I
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was like oh why not m magic pixie um I
was like oh why not m magic pixie um I
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was like I I don't I let me think about
was like I I don't I let me think about
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this for a second and so I tried to call
this for a second and so I tried to call
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Deep on my courage and I thought you
Deep on my courage and I thought you
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know I am a Storyteller I'm a
know I am a Storyteller I'm a
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qualitative researcher I collect stories
qualitative researcher I collect stories
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that's what I do and maybe stories are
that's what I do and maybe stories are
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just data with a soul you know and maybe
just data with a soul you know and maybe
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I'm just a Storyteller so I said you
I'm just a Storyteller so I said you
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know what why not you just say I'm a
know what why not you just say I'm a
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researcher Storyteller and she
researcher Storyteller and she
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went there's no such thing
went there's no such thing
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so I'm a researcher Storyteller um and
so I'm a researcher Storyteller um and
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I'm going to talk to you today we're
I'm going to talk to you today we're
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talking about expanding perception and
talking about expanding perception and
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so I want to talk to you and tell some
so I want to talk to you and tell some
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stories about a piece of my research
stories about a piece of my research
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that fundamentally expanded my
that fundamentally expanded my
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perception um and really actually
perception um and really actually
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changed the way that I live and love and
changed the way that I live and love and
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work and parent um and this is where my
work and parent um and this is where my
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story starts when I was a young
story starts when I was a young
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researcher doctoral student my first
researcher doctoral student my first
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year I had a research Professor who said
year I had a research Professor who said
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to us he here's the thing if you cannot
to us he here's the thing if you cannot
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measure it it does not
measure it it does not
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exist and I thought he was just sweet
exist and I thought he was just sweet
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talking to me I was like really and he's
talking to me I was like really and he's
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like absolutely so you have to
like absolutely so you have to
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understand that I have a bachelor's in
understand that I have a bachelor's in
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social work a master's in social work
social work a master's in social work
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and I was getting my PHD in social work
and I was getting my PHD in social work
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so my entire academic career was
so my entire academic career was
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surrounded by people who kind of
surrounded by people who kind of
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believed in the life's
believed in the life's
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messy love it you know and I'm more the
messy love it you know and I'm more the
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life's messy clean it up
life's messy clean it up
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organize it and put it into a Bento Box
organize it and put it into a Bento Box
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um and so to think that I had found my
um and so to think that I had found my
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way to found a career that takes me you
way to found a career that takes me you
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know really one of the big saying in in
know really one of the big saying in in
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social work is lean into the discomfort
social work is lean into the discomfort
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of the work and I'm like you know knock
of the work and I'm like you know knock
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discomfort upside the head and move it
discomfort upside the head and move it
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over and get all A's that's my that was
over and get all A's that's my that was
my
my
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Mantra so I was very excited about this
Mantra so I was very excited about this
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and so I thought you know what this is
and so I thought you know what this is
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the career for me because I am
the career for me because I am
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interested in some messy topics but I
interested in some messy topics but I
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want to be able to make them not messy I
want to be able to make them not messy I
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want to understand them I want to hack
want to understand them I want to hack
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into these things that I know are
into these things that I know are
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important and lay the code out for
important and lay the code out for
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everyone to see so where I started was
everyone to see so where I started was
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with connection because by the time
with connection because by the time
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you're a social worker for 10 years what
you're a social worker for 10 years what
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you realize is that connection is why
you realize is that connection is why
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we're here it's what gives purpose and
we're here it's what gives purpose and
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lives this is this is what it's all
lives this is this is what it's all
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about it doesn't matter whether you talk
about it doesn't matter whether you talk
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to people who work in social justice and
to people who work in social justice and
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mental health and abuse and neglect what
mental health and abuse and neglect what
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we know is that connection the ability
we know is that connection the ability
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to feel
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connected is neurobiologically that's
connected is neurobiologically that's
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how we're wired it's why we're here so I
how we're wired it's why we're here so I
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thought you know what I'm going to start
thought you know what I'm going to start
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connection well you know that that
connection well you know that that
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situation where you get an evaluation
situation where you get an evaluation
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from your boss and she tells you 37
from your boss and she tells you 37
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things that you do really awesome and
things that you do really awesome and
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one thing that you can't you know an
one thing that you can't you know an
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opportunity for
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growth um and all you think about is
growth um and all you think about is
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that opportunity for growth right well
that opportunity for growth right well
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apparently this is the way my work went
apparently this is the way my work went
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as well because when you ask people
as well because when you ask people
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about love they tell you about
about love they tell you about
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heartbreak when you ask people about
heartbreak when you ask people about
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belonging they'll tell you their most
belonging they'll tell you their most
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excruciating experiences of being
excruciating experiences of being
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excluded and when you ask people about
excluded and when you ask people about
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connection the stories they told me were
connection the stories they told me were
about
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disconnection so very quickly really
disconnection so very quickly really
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about six weeks into this research I ran
about six weeks into this research I ran
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into this unnamed thing that absolutely
into this unnamed thing that absolutely
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unraveled
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Connection in a way that I didn't
Connection in a way that I didn't
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understand or had never seen and so I
understand or had never seen and so I
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pulled back out of the research and
pulled back out of the research and
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thought I need to figure out what this
thought I need to figure out what this
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is and it turned out to be
is and it turned out to be
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shame and shame is really easily
shame and shame is really easily
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understood as the fear of disconnection
understood as the fear of disconnection
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is there something about me that if
is there something about me that if
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other people know it or see it that I
other people know it or see it that I
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won't be worthy of connection the things
won't be worthy of connection the things
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I can tell you about it it's Universal
I can tell you about it it's Universal
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we all have it the only people who don't
we all have it the only people who don't
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experience shame have no capacity for
experience shame have no capacity for
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human empathy or connection no one wants
human empathy or connection no one wants
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to talk about it and the less you talk
to talk about it and the less you talk
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it what underpinned this shame this I'm
it what underpinned this shame this I'm
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not good enough which we all know that
not good enough which we all know that
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feeling I'm not blank enough I'm not
feeling I'm not blank enough I'm not
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thin enough Rich enough beautiful enough
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smart enough promoted enough um the
smart enough promoted enough um the
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thing that underpinned this was
thing that underpinned this was
excruciating
excruciating
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vulnerability this
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idea of an order for connection to
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happen we have to allow ourselves to be
happen we have to allow ourselves to be
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seen really
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seen and you know how I feel about
seen and you know how I feel about
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vulnerability I hate vulnerability and
vulnerability I hate vulnerability and
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so I thought this is my chance to beat
so I thought this is my chance to beat
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it back with my measuring stick I'm
it back with my measuring stick I'm
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going in I'm going to figure this stuff
going in I'm going to figure this stuff
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out I'm going to spend a year I'm going
out I'm going to spend a year I'm going
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to totally deconstruct shame I'm going
to totally deconstruct shame I'm going
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to understand how vulnerability works
to understand how vulnerability works
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and I'm going to outsmart
and I'm going to outsmart
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it so I was ready and I was really
it so I was ready and I was really
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as you know it's not going to turn out
as you know it's not going to turn out
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um you know this so I could tell you a
um you know this so I could tell you a
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lot about shame but I'd have to borrow
lot about shame but I'd have to borrow
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everyone else's time but here's what I
everyone else's time but here's what I
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can tell you that it boils down to and
can tell you that it boils down to and
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this may be one of the most important
this may be one of the most important
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things that I've ever learned in the
things that I've ever learned in the
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decade of doing this
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research my one year has turned into six
research my one year has turned into six
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years thousands of stories hundreds of
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long interviews focused groups at one
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point people were sending me journal
point people were sending me journal
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pages and sending me their stories um
pages and sending me their stories um
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data um and six years and I kind of got
data um and six years and I kind of got
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a handle on it I kind of understood this
a handle on it I kind of understood this
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is what shame is this is how it
is what shame is this is how it
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works I wrote a book I published a
works I wrote a book I published a
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theory but something was not okay um and
theory but something was not okay um and
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what it was is that if I roughly took
what it was is that if I roughly took
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the people I interviewed and divided
the people I interviewed and divided
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them into
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people who really have a sense of
people who really have a sense of
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worthiness that's what this comes down
worthiness that's what this comes down
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to a sense of worthiness they have a
to a sense of worthiness they have a
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strong sense of love and belonging and
strong sense of love and belonging and
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folks who struggle for it and folks who
folks who struggle for it and folks who
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are always wondering if they're good
are always wondering if they're good
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enough there was only one variable that
enough there was only one variable that
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separated the people who have a strong
separated the people who have a strong
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sense of love and belonging and the
sense of love and belonging and the
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people who really struggle for it and
people who really struggle for it and
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that was the people who have a strong
that was the people who have a strong
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sense of love and belonging believe
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they're worthy of love and belonging
they're worthy of love and belonging
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that's
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it they believe they're Worthy
it they believe they're Worthy
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and to me the hard part
and to me the hard part
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of the one thing that keeps us out of
of the one thing that keeps us out of
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connection is our fear that we're not
connection is our fear that we're not
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connection was something that personally
connection was something that personally
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and professionally I felt like I needed
and professionally I felt like I needed
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to understand
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better so what I
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did is I took all of the interviews
did is I took all of the interviews
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where I saw worthiness where I saw
where I saw worthiness where I saw
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people living that way and just looked
people living that way and just looked
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at those what do these people have in
at those what do these people have in
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common and I have I have a slight office
common and I have I have a slight office
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apply addiction but it's another talk um
apply addiction but it's another talk um
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so I had a manila notebook a manila
so I had a manila notebook a manila
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folder and I had a Sharpie and I was
folder and I had a Sharpie and I was
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like what am I going to call this
like what am I going to call this
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research and the first words that came
research and the first words that came
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to my mind were
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wholehearted these are kind of
wholehearted these are kind of
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wholehearted people living from this
wholehearted people living from this
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deep sense of worthiness so I wrote at
deep sense of worthiness so I wrote at
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the top of the manila
the top of the manila
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folder and I started looking at the data
folder and I started looking at the data
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in fact I did it first in this very four
in fact I did it first in this very four
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4-day very intensive data analysis where
4-day very intensive data analysis where
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I went back pulled these interviews
I went back pulled these interviews
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pulled the stories pulled the incidents
pulled the stories pulled the incidents
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what's the what's the theme what's the
what's the what's the theme what's the
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pattern my husband left town with the
pattern my husband left town with the
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kids um because I always go into this
kids um because I always go into this
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kind of Jackson poock crazy thing where
kind of Jackson poock crazy thing where
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I'm just like writing and and going and
I'm just like writing and and going and
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kind of just in my researcher
kind of just in my researcher
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found what they had in common was a
found what they had in common was a
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sense of courage and I want to separate
sense of courage and I want to separate
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courage and bravery for you for a minute
courage and bravery for you for a minute
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Courage the original definition of
Courage the original definition of
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courage when it first came into the
courage when it first came into the
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English language it's from the Latin
English language it's from the Latin
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word c meaning heart and the original
word c meaning heart and the original
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definition was to tell the story of who
definition was to tell the story of who
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you are with your whole
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heart and so these folks had very simply
heart and so these folks had very simply
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imperfect they had the compassion to be
imperfect they had the compassion to be
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kind to themselves first and then to
kind to themselves first and then to
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others because as it turns out we can't
others because as it turns out we can't
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practice compassion with other people if
practice compassion with other people if
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we can't treat ourselves kindly and the
we can't treat ourselves kindly and the
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last was they had connection and this
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was the hard part as a result of
was the hard part as a result of
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authenticity they were willing to let go
authenticity they were willing to let go
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of who they thought they should be in
of who they thought they should be in
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order to be who they were which is you
order to be who they were which is you
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connection the other thing that they had
connection the other thing that they had
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vulnerability
vulnerability
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they believed
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beautiful they didn't talk about
beautiful they didn't talk about
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vulnerability being comfortable nor did
vulnerability being comfortable nor did
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they really talk about it being
they really talk about it being
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excruciating as I had heard earlier in
excruciating as I had heard earlier in
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the shame interviewing they just talked
the shame interviewing they just talked
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about it being
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necessary they talked about the
necessary they talked about the
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willingness to say I love you
willingness to say I love you
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first the willingness
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to do something where there are no
to do something where there are no
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willingness to breathe through waiting
willingness to breathe through waiting
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for the doctor to call after your
for the doctor to call after your
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mamogram the willing to invest in a
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relationship that may or may not work
relationship that may or may not work
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out they thought this was
out they thought this was
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fundamental I personally thought it was
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betrayal um I could not believe I had
betrayal um I could not believe I had
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pledged allegiance to
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research where our job you know the
research where our job you know the
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definition of research is to control
definition of research is to control
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control and prict to study phenomenon
control and prict to study phenomenon
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for the reason for the explicit reason
for the reason for the explicit reason
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to control and predict and now my very
to control and predict and now my very
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you know my mission to control and
you know my mission to control and
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predict had turned up the answer that
predict had turned up the answer that
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the way to live is with vulnerability
the way to live is with vulnerability
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and to stop controlling and predicting
and to stop controlling and predicting
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this led
this led
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breakdown which actually looked more
breakdown which actually looked more
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like this um and it did it led to a I
like this um and it did it led to a I
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call to break down my therapist calls it
call to break down my therapist calls it
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a spiritual
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awakening Spiritual Awakening sounds
awakening Spiritual Awakening sounds
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better than breakdown but I assure you
better than breakdown but I assure you
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it was a breakdown and I had to put my
it was a breakdown and I had to put my
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data away and go find a therapist let me
data away and go find a therapist let me
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tell you something you know who you are
tell you something you know who you are
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when you call your friends and say I
when you call your friends and say I
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think I need to see somebody who do you
think I need to see somebody who do you
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have any
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recommendations because about five of my
recommendations because about five of my
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friends are like woo I wouldn't want to
friends are like woo I wouldn't want to
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be your therapist
be your therapist
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um and I was like what does that mean
um and I was like what does that mean
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and they're like I they just saying you
and they're like I they just saying you
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know like don't bring your measuring
know like don't bring your measuring
stick
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okay so I found a therapist my first
okay so I found a therapist my first
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meeting with her
meeting with her
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Diana I brought in my list of the way
Diana I brought in my list of the way
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the wholehearted live and I sat down and
the wholehearted live and I sat down and
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she said you know how are you and I said
she said you know how are you and I said
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I'm great you know I'm I'm I'm okay and
I'm great you know I'm I'm I'm okay and
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she said what's going on and I said and
she said what's going on and I said and
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this is a therapist who sees therapists
this is a therapist who sees therapists
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because we have to go to those because
because we have to go to those because
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they're yes meters are good
they're yes meters are good
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um and so I said here's the thing I'm
um and so I said here's the thing I'm
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struggling and she said what's the
struggling and she said what's the
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struggle and I said well I have a
struggle and I said well I have a
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vulnerability issue and you know and I
vulnerability issue and you know and I
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know that vulnerability is kind of the
know that vulnerability is kind of the
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core of Shame and fear and our struggle
core of Shame and fear and our struggle
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for worthiness but it appears that it's
for worthiness but it appears that it's
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also the birthplace of joy of
also the birthplace of joy of
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creativity of belonging of love and I I
creativity of belonging of love and I I
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think I have a problem
think I have a problem
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and I just I need some help and I said
and I just I need some help and I said
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but here's the thing no family stuff no
but here's the thing no family stuff no
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childhood I
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strategies thank you
strategies thank you
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and then I said it's bad right she said
and then I said it's bad right she said
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it's neither good nor
it's neither good nor
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bad it just is what it is and I said oh
bad it just is what it is and I said oh
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my God this is GNA suck
my God this is GNA suck
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um and it did and it didn't um and it
um and it did and it didn't um and it
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took about a
took about a
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year and you know how there are people
year and you know how there are people
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that like when they realize that
that like when they realize that
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vulnerability and tenderness are
vulnerability and tenderness are
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important that they kind of surrender
important that they kind of surrender
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and walk into it a that's not me and B I
and walk into it a that's not me and B I
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don't even hang out with people like
don't even hang out with people like
that
that
that
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um for me it was a year-long street
um for me it was a year-long street
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fight it was a slugfest vulnerability
fight it was a slugfest vulnerability
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pushed I pushed back I
pushed I pushed back I
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lost um the fight but probably won my
lost um the fight but probably won my
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life back and so then I went back into
life back and so then I went back into
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the research and spent the next couple
the research and spent the next couple
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of years really trying to understand
of years really trying to understand
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what they the wholehearted um what the
what they the wholehearted um what the
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choices they were making and and what
choices they were making and and what
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what is what what are we doing with
what is what what are we doing with
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vulnerability why do we struggle with it
vulnerability why do we struggle with it
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so much am I alone in struggling with
so much am I alone in struggling with
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vulnerability no so this is what I
vulnerability no so this is what I
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learned we numb
learned we numb
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vulnerability when we're waiting for the
vulnerability when we're waiting for the
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call it was funny I sent something out
call it was funny I sent something out
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on Twitter and on Facebook that says how
on Twitter and on Facebook that says how
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would you define vulnerability what
would you define vulnerability what
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makes you feel vulnerable and within an
makes you feel vulnerable and within an
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hour and a half I had 150
hour and a half I had 150
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responses um because I wanted to know
responses um because I wanted to know
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having to ask my husband for help
having to ask my husband for help
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because I'm sick and we're newly married
because I'm sick and we're newly married
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um initiating sex with my husband
um initiating sex with my husband
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initiating sex with my wife being turned
initiating sex with my wife being turned
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down asking someone out waiting for the
down asking someone out waiting for the
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doctor to call back getting laid off
doctor to call back getting laid off
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laying off people this is the world we
laying off people this is the world we
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live in we live in a vulnerable World um
live in we live in a vulnerable World um
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and one of the ways we deal with it is
and one of the ways we deal with it is
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we numb
we numb
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vulnerability and I think there's
vulnerability and I think there's
evidence
evidence
evidence
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and it's not the only reason this
and it's not the only reason this
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evidence exists but I think that there
evidence exists but I think that there
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it's a a huge cause we
it's a a huge cause we
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are the most
are the most
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inbt
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obese
obese
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addicted and medicated adult cohort in
addicted and medicated adult cohort in
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history the problem is and I learned
history the problem is and I learned
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this from the
this from the
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research that you cannot selectively
research that you cannot selectively
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numb emotion you can't say here's the
numb emotion you can't say here's the
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bad stuff here's vulnerability here's
bad stuff here's vulnerability here's
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grief here's shame here's fear here's
grief here's shame here's fear here's
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disappointment I don't want to feel
disappointment I don't want to feel
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these I'm going to have a couple of
these I'm going to have a couple of
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muffin I don't want to feel these and I
muffin I don't want to feel these and I
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know that's I know that's knowing
know that's I know that's knowing
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laughter I I hacken to your lives for a
laughter I I hacken to your lives for a
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living I know that's god
living I know that's god
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um you can't numb those hard feelings
um you can't numb those hard feelings
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without numbing the other aects or
without numbing the other aects or
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emotions you cannot selectively numb so
emotions you cannot selectively numb so
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when we numb
when we numb
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those we numb
those we numb
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joy we numb gratitude we numb
joy we numb gratitude we numb
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happiness and then we are miserable and
happiness and then we are miserable and
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we are looking for purpose and meaning
we are looking for purpose and meaning
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and then we feel vulnerable so then we
and then we feel vulnerable so then we
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have a couple of beers and a banana that
have a couple of beers and a banana that
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muffin and it becomes this dangerous
muffin and it becomes this dangerous
cycle
cycle
cycle
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um one of the things that I think that
um one of the things that I think that
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we need to think about is why and how we
we need to think about is why and how we
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numb and it doesn't just have to be
numb and it doesn't just have to be
addiction
addiction
addiction
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the other thing we do is we make
the other thing we do is we make
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everything that's uncertain
everything that's uncertain
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certain religion has gone from a belief
certain religion has gone from a belief
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in faith and mystery to certainty I'm
in faith and mystery to certainty I'm
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right you're wrong shut
right you're wrong shut
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up that's
up that's
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it just certain the more afraid we are
it just certain the more afraid we are
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the more vulnerable we are the more
the more vulnerable we are the more
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afraid we are this is what politics
afraid we are this is what politics
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looks like today there's no discourse
looks like today there's no discourse
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anymore there's no conversation there's
anymore there's no conversation there's
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just blame you know what blame you know
just blame you know what blame you know
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how blame is described in the
how blame is described in the
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discomfort we perfect if there's anyone
discomfort we perfect if there's anyone
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who wants their life to look like this
who wants their life to look like this
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it would be me but it doesn't work
it would be me but it doesn't work
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because what we do is we take fat from
because what we do is we take fat from
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cheeks which just I hope in a 100 years
cheeks which just I hope in a 100 years
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people will look back and go wow you
people will look back and go wow you
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know um and we perfect most most
know um and we perfect most most
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dangerously our children let me tell you
dangerously our children let me tell you
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what we think about children they're
what we think about children they're
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hardwired for struggle when they get
hardwired for struggle when they get
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here when you hold those perfect little
here when you hold those perfect little
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babies in your hand our job is not to
babies in your hand our job is not to
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say look at her she's perfect my job is
say look at her she's perfect my job is
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just to keep her perfect make sure she
just to keep her perfect make sure she
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makes a tennis team by fifth grade and
makes a tennis team by fifth grade and
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yell by seventh grade that's not our job
yell by seventh grade that's not our job
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our job is to look and say you know what
our job is to look and say you know what
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you're imperfect and you're wired for
you're imperfect and you're wired for
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struggle but you are worthy of love and
struggle but you are worthy of love and
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belonging that's our job show me a
belonging that's our job show me a
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generation of kids raised like that and
generation of kids raised like that and
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we'll end the problems I think that we
we'll end the problems I think that we
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see today we
see today we
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pretend that what we do doesn't have an
pretend that what we do doesn't have an
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effect on
effect on
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people we do that in our personal lives
people we do that in our personal lives
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we do that corporate whether it's a
we do that corporate whether it's a
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bailout an oil
bailout an oil
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spill a recall we pretend like what
spill a recall we pretend like what
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we're doing doesn't have a huge impact
we're doing doesn't have a huge impact
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on other
on other
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people I would say to companies this is
people I would say to companies this is
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not our first rodeo
not our first rodeo
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people we just need you to be authentic
people we just need you to be authentic
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and real and say
and real and say
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it but there's another way and I'll
it but there's another way and I'll
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leave you with this this is what I have
leave you with this this is what I have
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found to let ourselves be seen deeply
found to let ourselves be seen deeply
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seen vulnerably
seen vulnerably
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seen to love with our whole hearts even
seen to love with our whole hearts even
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though there's no
though there's no
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guarantee and that's really hard and I
guarantee and that's really hard and I
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can tell you as a parent that's
can tell you as a parent that's
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difficult to practice gratitude and joy
difficult to practice gratitude and joy
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in those moments of kind of Terror when
in those moments of kind of Terror when
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we're wondering can I love you this much
we're wondering can I love you this much
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can I believe in this as passionately
can I believe in this as passionately
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can I be this Fierce about this just to
can I be this Fierce about this just to
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be able to stop and instead of
be able to stop and instead of
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catastrophizing what might happen to say
catastrophizing what might happen to say
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I'm just so
I'm just so
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grateful because to feel this vulnerable
grateful because to feel this vulnerable
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means I'm
means I'm
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alive and the last which I think is
alive and the last which I think is
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probably the most
probably the most
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important is to believe that we're
important is to believe that we're
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enough because when we work from a place
enough because when we work from a place
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then we stop screaming and start
then we stop screaming and start
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listening we're Kinder and gentler to
listening we're Kinder and gentler to
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the people around us and we're Kinder
the people around us and we're Kinder
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and gentler to
and gentler to
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ourselves that's all I have thank you
ourselves that's all I have thank you
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