Rising Strong: The inspiring bestseller to help you create a life you love, from the author of Dare to Lead and The Gifts of Imperfection

by Brené Brown

they are feeling machines who think and engage with

He was afraid I would think he was weak—the most common shame trigger for men.

that middle space is for your own process, is when you’re “in the dark”—the door has closed behind you. You’re too far in to turn around and not close enough to the end to see the light.