Julie Simons

“The more grounded confidence parents have, the more likely they are to prepare their child for the path by teaching courage, praising effort, and modeling grit, versus trying to prepare a perfect path for their child by fixing, praising only results, and intervening.”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

“Building the grounded confidence to rumble with vulnerability and discomfort rather than armoring up, running away, shutting down, or tapping out, completely prepares you for living into your values, building trust, and learning to rise.”
― Brené Brown, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

“There are always miracles in the world, even when it seems dark.”
― Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor

“Charles Feltman. Feltman describes trust as “choosing to risk making something you value vulnerable to another person’s actions,” and he describes distrust as deciding that “what is important to me is not safe with this person in this situation (or any situation).”
― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone