Authentic
Is Showing Vulnerability A Weakness? communication
happens when internal
barriers are broken down to allow the deeper emotions within expressed out into the world. It’s interesting to see how much connection happens when I allow myself to be vulnerable and let this part of myself out into the world. In talking to people who stutter about stuttering, I've found an inner confidence I never thought possible because I'm continually learning I'm not alone. I never have to be alone with my stutter again. In learning more about the stuttering community, I've learned to listen and how I can continue to, without shame, express my thoughts and ideas. In being vulnerable, I'm able to connect with people from all walks of life. In being vulnerable, I’m able to be who I am as a person. In being vulnerable, I've found strength.
Madeline Wahl is a freelance writer based in New York City. She writes about travel, lifestyle and stuttering. Her writing has appeared on HuffPost, where she was formerly an editor, Red Magazine, McSweeney's, Pink Pangea, The Mighty, Yahoo Lifestyle, among others. Her writing can be found on her website:
madelinehwahl.com.
Zoë Lintzeris is a minimalist artist using photography and canvas for visual storytelling. She focuses on documentary and conceptual photo projects, and accepts commissions. Having worked in journalism and traveling across continents, her work explores the human condition and the emotional psyche within urbanism and rural environments. Her imagery skews monochromatic — focusing on love, loss, and resistance — and only makes use of natural light. She has been showcased on feature shoot and published in Silk Road Review, and has shot for 500px and a variety of artists and creative entrepreneurs. Her work resides in private collections throughout the United States, and has been exhibited in group and solo installations throughout New York. She is an active member of the Freelancers Union and supporter of Americans for the Arts. Zoë creates and resides in Brooklyn, and still thrives on BBC News and drinking tea.
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