Weekly Check In Qs

Vol. 64: Let's get vulnerable

I love this quote about vulnerability from Brené Brown:

It’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately as I reflect on the barriers I’m experiencing to connection. I’m sad to admit a lot of them are in my control. And I think—at the heart of my emotionally-isolated state—is a reluctance to get vulnerable.

It’s understandable. I’ve been hurt recently. In ways that did a lot to disrupt my trust. Even worse, my desire to trust.

This whole line of self-reflection has me thinking about vulnerability as a metric that really matters, one we should keep an eye on. Because if we’re struggling with our ability to be vulnerable (or like me, a desire to even try), our relationships of all kinds are going to suffer.

With that in mind, it occurs to me that checking in on the state of vulnerability in our important connections really matters. If you find it’s thriving - great! Explore specifically what’s working and build on that. And if you find a struggle to access vulnerability? That’s super good to know. Only then can you really explore what’s going wrong and start building the foundation to access more of it.

There is no juicy, loving, trust-building connection without vulnerability. Checking on the health of that foundational piece is what this week’s list of questions is all about.

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