“Vulnerability is not weakness,” says researcher Brene Brown, “and that myth is profoundly dangerous.” Vulnerability fuels our daily lives; it is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change. It is the most accurate measure of courage. Shame is an epidemic that is highly correlated with addiction, depression, suicide, and other broken behaviors. To get out from underneath it, we have to understand how it affects us and the way we’re parenting, the way we’re working, the way we’re looking at each other. We need to learn to embrace our vulnerability and to quiet down shame.