“Dangerous is the woman who can give herself what she used to seek from others. Limitless is the woman who dares to name herself. The way I see it, shame cannot oppress what acceptance has already claimed for sovereignty.” DangerousAcceptanceShameDareLimitless Book:You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience Source: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
“You deserve safety. You deserve protection. You deserve love. You deserve peace. Breathe beloved. Let's do it together. Right now! Breathe in what I'm saying. Breathe out what you were thinking. We tell the world they don't have to be anything but themselves to be worthy. And then we work until the stress is about to kill us to prove our worth. It's not just you. It’s not just us. It's the paradox of deeply melanated women. But right now I need you to hear me, because if we are still alive, then there is still hope to beat this thing.” DangerousAcceptanceShameDareLimitless Book:You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience Source: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience