Unconditional love is taught to us from a young age by many cultures and religions. A popular definition is quoted at many Christian wedding ceremonies “for better or worse” and is interpreted to mean that if we have unconditional love for someone, we tolerate, excuse, and look past any unhealthy or damaging traits.  Brené Brown offers an alternative, and her book “The Gifts of Imperfection”, where she explains that the highest levels of compassion for another is achieved through maintaining...

“If we are not what we have done, not what our parents or caretaker told us that we were. If we are not the story or the label, the color...