Simon Yost

“Lying is almost always preferred to the possibility of experiencing shame.”
― Vicki Underland-Rosow, Shame: Spiritual Suicide

“Sufficiency isn’t an amount at all. It is an experience, a context we generate, a declaration, a knowing that there is enough, and that we are enough.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“sleep, working out, healthy food, cooking, time off, weekends away, going to church, being present with the kids, a sense of control over our money, meaningful work that doesn’t consume us, time to piddle, time with family and close friends, and time to just hang out.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“The fear of abandonment, especially to a vulnerable child is equivalent to death.”
― Vicki Underland-Rosow, Shame: Spiritual Suicide