Hey there, my friends. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been taking a close look at all of the things we need to build strong self-connections. We talked about accepting ourselves—even the parts we’re not so proud of. We unpacked the difference between being selfish and self-full, so we can get past the guilt and realize that self-love is a good thing. We talked about trusting ourselves to handle anything life throws at us and forgiving ourselves for the things we did in the past, when our choices were limited or we didn’t know any better.

Today, in our last episode of this “Sunday Shot Series on Self-Connection,” we’re talking about the foundation that holds all of that self-acceptance, self-love, self-trust, and self-forgiveness together: vulnerability.

Strength vs. Avoidance

In this episode, we talk about the difference between being strong and being stubborn—between facing our insecurities and avoiding them—between moving through our pain and skirting around it. Because at the end of the day, when we avoid vulnerability, we keep ourselves prisoner to the things that hurt us in the past. And that stops us from healing ourselves, finding happiness, and connecting with ourselves and other people.

Vulnerability IS strength

A lot of people assume that vulnerability is a sign of weakness. But the truth is, strength isn’t about being tough. It doesn’t come from avoiding things, like our past pain or current insecurities. Strength comes from moving through our challenges and processing them. It comes from being brave enough to face our demons and shortcomings with grace and honesty. That can only happen when we let ourselves be vulnerable—and we can only be vulnerable if we have the kind of courage to go on that kind of self-development journey.

And so, as we wrap up this “September Sunday Shot Series on Self-Connection,” I hope you’ll tune in to this final episode, where we give vulnerability the credit that it’s due: being vulnerable isn’t weakness; it’s our greatest strength.

This episode is a Sunday Shot: a short and sweet solo episode with a runtime of approximately 10 - 20 minutes.

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