To some people, talking about their emotions is like talking about something that doesn't exist. Some people think emotions are meaningless and unimportant. And I'd understand how someone could think that way, especially if somewhere along the way they learned that their emotions didn't matter no matter how much you talked about them.

When things get hard, you have two options: you can avoid it or you can accept it. Avoidance is our way of cutting out negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so all that’s left is a glowing record of all the good things happening in your life. So, yeah, you love your body. Curves and all! But true acceptance means some days you probably don’t love your curves. True acceptance means some days it’s harder to love your crooked nose than others. Or it could even mean that some days you don’t love your nose at all.

Surely you know communication isn’t a one way street, but what if you aren’t the best communicator? Maybe you like to have time to think before you speak, or maybe you aren’t so great at putting your feelings into words. Every person has their own communication preferences and limitations — which means each person also has their own challenges to becoming a top tier communicator.