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The Beauty of Vulnerability: How Being Vulnerable Can Improve Relationships

Vulnerability and being vulnerable. Photograph of couple by Toa Heftiba

Photograph by Toa Heftiba

When you are willing to be vulnerable and share your truth, you open the door to authentic connections with yourself and others

What does it mean to be vulnerable — to truly make that drop from your head to your heart?

I recently had a conversation about a serious intimate matter with a friend, someone I adore. While I had no problem listening and learning about who this person was,

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