“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”

“Numb the dark and you numb the light.”

“I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is ultimately about the care and feeding of our spirits.”

“Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one another by a force greater than ourselves--a force grounded in love and compassion. For some of us that's God, for others it's nature, art, or even human soulfulness. I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is ultimately about the care and feeding of our spirits.”

“Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.”

“We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.”

“We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others.”