The power of my vulnerability when I spoke my truth on that TEDx stage was that ‘my connections deepened rather than weakened’. You see I spent so long, 18 years in fact, allowing my fear brain to run the show, telling me that if I were to come out, if I were to talk about these things, that everyone would reject me. I spent so much time focused on that I never, ever gave any real thought to what Read More
“The research shows that when we numb pain, we numb joy.” Now pain may be one word for it, another might be discomfort, fear… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb9Nwdd07xU&list=PLQIikebAPmLXatPXuc9skekrLMOfGq8E8&index=3[/youtube] What I realized was that you need to be best friends with fear, whether you like it or not! I started working on a project shortly after that TEDx talk I gave, and I learned something that changed the way I think & feel about fear, and pain, and discomfort. I worked with a psychotherapist who Read More
Vulnerability is something leaders like Howard Shultz, CEO of Starbucks value. He once said, “The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability… When the leader demonstrates vulnerability and sensibility and brings people together, the team wins.” We still have many organizations that seem to think that being vulnerable is unnecessary or a negative. That it implies you’re weak. Vulnerability researcher Brene Brown says ‘There’s no way to opt out of vulnerability. You do do it–so if you’re not Read More
Secrets ruled my life for decades…and sharing my secret was one of the hardest & best things that I have ever done. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRf6UlFiNeM&index=1&list=PLQIikebAPmLVGD5lF7SGRl1MyHamrU6G2[/youtube] What would you do, if you weren’t afraid? That very question was something, that I wouldn’t have answered 2 years ago, to myself let alone publicly. I believe that we all want to be seen, to be fearless, to live authentically, and yet most of us hide, in big and small ways. Research shows that one of Read More
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/109047826[/vimeo] The ‘Secrets’ song, has taken the world by storm. Mary Lambert shared her secrets with the world and now we are sharing ours. Join us in erasing the stigma and share your secret too! Use #SoWhat and post your secrets on facebook, twitter or instagram. Tag us at @KirstyTV. If you aren’t ready to share your secret, you can still support us by sharing these women’s secrets. Sharing our deepest secrets gives other people “permission” to do the same Read More
I have an STD. I have herpes and shared my secret with the world in a TEDx Talk in Malibu. I believe that you are only as sick as your secrets and I was 18 years overdue for some healing. Watch my TEDx talk below and read further down for the truth about secrets and how anyone can make their dirty ‘lil secret into their pretty ‘lil secret. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFFaz1rlJrc&list=PLQIikebAPmLUVFYU8QYx6Lih8JjH3krw3&index=33[/youtube] I Have An STD – Herpes Secret Revealed 1. BE COURAGEOUS Read More