What feels like “losing yourself” isn’t the loss of identity at all, it’s the loss of the strategy that held you together.

Injustices will always exist. So, the goal isn’t to eliminate injustice entirely. Because we can’t. The goal is something far more powerful: To become conscious within it.

We become an explainer when we feel the need to justify ourselves. Not because we’ve done something wrong… But because somewhere along the way, we learned that who we are—on its own—wasn’t enough. So we start explaining.

Most people do not consciously choose the version of themselves they become in order to survive.

Understanding why your reactions don’t always make sense

What if wealth is not an identity? It is simply fuel.

Depression arises for many different reasons.

Worth is the foundation upon which we build our sense of self.

This is the reframe so many people need. You’re not defective. You’re overloaded.

It is not always comfortable to admit that there are people among us — in our families, friendships, and workplaces — who do not want what we want.

It’s that they didn’t know what love was.

We cannot rush the formation of neural pathways, the development of new skills or the intricate workings of our hormones and enzymes.