Stoic Coffee Break

Why is it hard for us to be vulnerable, especially when it comes to those we care about the most? Partners, children, family, close friends - if these are the people we are the closest to why would be afraid to be ourselves around them? In this weeks episode we’ll talk about vulnerability and the real you.One of the hardest things in this world is to be vulnerable around others. To show people the messy, honest, truest parts of ourselves. And why is this? Why are we often so afraid to be ourselves around those that we consider the closest to us? If these are the most important people in our lives, why do we feel like we need to protect ourselves and not share the deepest, darkest, and most intimate parts of ourselves?Who do You Think You Are?> “I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more> than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on his own opinions> of himself than on the opinions of others.”>—Marcus AureliusI've talked about this quote on here before, with regards t