By jordanpickell
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Followers
In this collection, I have curated resources about meaningful, mutually satisfying relationships that are only cultivated alongside a deep understanding of and appreciation for who we are and what we need.
After almost every presentation activist and writer Mia Birdsong gives to executives, think tanks, and policy makers, one of those leaders quietly confesses how much they long for the profound community she describes.
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Is vulnerability the same as weakness? “In our culture,” teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty.
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The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength.
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Lost at work? In this talk, Esther Perel dives into how relational intelligence can guide us toward well-being and success.
At the start of the twentieth century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering, and the nature of advice itself.
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“The word ‘love’ is most often defined as a noun, yet we would all love better if we used it as a verb,” writes bell hooks as she comes out fighting and on fire in All About Love.
If you turn to food, gossip or social media when you're feeling vulnerable, Brené Brown says you may be "numbing" to protect yourself from getting hurt. Another type of armor people use, she says, is foreboding joy or "dress-rehearsing tragedy" when things are going well.
bell hooks meets with Thich Nhat Hanh to ask: How do we build a community of love?
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