Lesr’s Reviews > Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead > Status Update

as much as we'd love to blame distant or cruel fathers, bullying buddies, and overbearing coaches for the lion's share of shame that men feel, women can be the most fearful about letting men off the white horse and the most likely to be critical of their vulnerability.

“But in those moments when disappointment is washing over us and we're desperately trying to get our heads and hearts around what is or is not going to be, the death of our expectations can be painful beyond measure.”