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    The Beauty of Vulnerability: How Being Vulnerable Can Improve Relationships

    by Laura Bishop Jul 30, 2018 2 minutes
    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

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    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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