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You guys, let's talk about vulnerability today.

But before you make any assumptions about where we're headed, I need to tell you a deep, dark secret of mine.

I hate feeling vulnerable.

I cannot.

I do not.

I prefer to run.

I hide.

I deflect. I protect. Like, I hate it. I hate that feeling of having my belly exposed, if you will. And you've probably heard the name,

Bray Brown, really hugely successful researcher and author. You've heard of her a million

times, I'm sure. She's brilliant. She's the queen of vulnerability and why it matters.

I cannot even read her books. Not one. It's like dealing with your credit card statement when you

don't want to be financially responsible. If you hate to deal with your own money, you'd rather just not. Like, you stick your head in the sand.

Okay, that's me. Do you know what I mean? Like, I see her TED talks. I'll listen to an occasional

interview. That's how I know she's genius. But spending time cultivating my own vulnerability and

doing the work, like thank you, no. It's like meditation. I know I'm supposed to be meditating.

I know the internet says it's brilliant for me, but I struggle. This is me and doing vulnerability

work. But who cares, right? Well, this, this has hit me in the face so recently. And the other day in my relationship with my husband, and I wanted to share the story with

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