Our energetic shadows reside at the intersection of shame and avoidance.

Much of our mental health depends on the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.

Public displays of vulnerability indicate our strength, because they signal all we can afford.

It is from our shadows that we find what makes our souls sing.

No matter who you are, or where you've been, or what you've done... You are not beyond the power of redemption. None of us are.

There is beauty in our shadows and purpose in our pasts.

Our tears are a sign of our strength.

Everyone has a story that deserves to be heard.

Empathy requires that we meet each other where we actually are, instead of flipping on life’s light switches.

I talk to many guys each day who feel wounded and apprehensive after their latest break-up. They fear letting down their guard...