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At the risk of sounding super precious and ungrateful, I simply didn’t believe it when people told me I could talk to them. The characteristics of holding a safe space, of not judging, of listening deeply, of allowing me to speak… it’s a complex space to step into.

My therapists, my counsellors, my friends and loved ones, even still I struggle to step into true vulnerability.

Often times when people have asked me to open up, it’s the unspoken subtext that kept me quiet.

‘Why didn’t you come to me?’ = 'Not only don’t I see how tough it is for you speak, but I also blame you for how hurt I feel’

‘You can talk to me any time you want’ = ‘I am available for you to open up to and I have zero perception or desire to know what it’s like for you to open up’

‘Please talk to me, I need to know what’s going on’ = ‘I feel tense, uncomfortable and you’re the reason why’

Vulnerability is so empowering when you have nothing to fear.

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Boundaries don't change other people, they change the person who puts them there.

'You can tell me anything, you know?' 'Yeah... I know.' It's often what isn't said that speaks loudest.

When there's an amplification of fear and anxiety in the collective, it's easy to default to numbness and disconnection as a protection mechanism. What's not easy is to choose to remain open-hearted and in your body, to meet with fierce compassion the aspects of yourself that

What protects when we're young limits us later on.

Better the optimism of a doubtful sceptic than the pessimism of a cynic's certainty.

Better the doubtful scepticism of an optimist than the cynical certainty of a pessimist.

The project in your head is not as good as the one in the world. Just do it.

Notepad has tabs now. 😮

Trick yourself into motion by making goals small enough they're embarrassing.

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Your community is only as strong as it's relationships.