Kerry Washington

Nobody they knew had done this. And so they thought not telling me was the best way to go. And I think for my dad, not telling me was really because he really was in denial. I mean, he was, he believed the myth of our family. What was the myth of your family? That I was his. Ah. He believed that.

Nobody they knew had done this. And so they thought not telling me was the best way to go. And I think for my dad, not telling me was really because he really was in denial. I mean, he was, he believed the myth of our family. What was the myth of your family? That I was his. Ah. He believed that.

And so his not telling me, I think was really, he was sharing as much of the truth with me as he could. My mom, I think had a more awareness of the reality. And so her not telling me, I think was really protective. Yeah. Yeah. I know it's pretty wild.

And so his not telling me, I think was really, he was sharing as much of the truth with me as he could. My mom, I think had a more awareness of the reality. And so her not telling me, I think was really protective. Yeah. Yeah. I know it's pretty wild.

It's so complicated, but I know it's so funny as I look back on it, because I'm, I feel like when you're able to look back on your life, you can see, or for me, I'll speak for myself. As I look back on my life, I can see how everything happened for a reason. And the things that are our greatest challenges, this sounds so cliche, but But they have become my strengths, right?

It's so complicated, but I know it's so funny as I look back on it, because I'm, I feel like when you're able to look back on your life, you can see, or for me, I'll speak for myself. As I look back on my life, I can see how everything happened for a reason. And the things that are our greatest challenges, this sounds so cliche, but But they have become my strengths, right?

Like this feeling of I have to do better and be better is what allows me to lean into greatness. It's what makes me seek excellence. It's what makes me train for four hours a day and stunt training and a workout on top of that and learning the fight choreography. And, you know, it's like I want to be great in the things I do. The trick for me is...

Like this feeling of I have to do better and be better is what allows me to lean into greatness. It's what makes me seek excellence. It's what makes me train for four hours a day and stunt training and a workout on top of that and learning the fight choreography. And, you know, it's like I want to be great in the things I do. The trick for me is...

as an adult seeking that excellence and greatness without the attachment that I'm not enough. Like waking up and saying like, I am enough and I still have a right to chase greatness.

as an adult seeking that excellence and greatness without the attachment that I'm not enough. Like waking up and saying like, I am enough and I still have a right to chase greatness.

I think you can. For me, that's what I'm really trying to do. It's the walk that I'm trying to walk is like, can I... Can I love myself and also seek more? Is it okay to want to be excellent, to be great, to be a champion, to be a master at my craft and not have that come from a place of deficiency, have that come from a place of joy and seeking?

I think you can. For me, that's what I'm really trying to do. It's the walk that I'm trying to walk is like, can I... Can I love myself and also seek more? Is it okay to want to be excellent, to be great, to be a champion, to be a master at my craft and not have that come from a place of deficiency, have that come from a place of joy and seeking?

I feel like from the moment that I went into therapy in college, those days of like getting on my knees and being like, somebody help me. I feel like I've been on this journey of trying to feel like enough of like picking up tools throughout the decades of like, I, I know I should feel like enough. And so I, I like, I know that that like, we're all perfectly imperfect. We're all children of God.

I feel like from the moment that I went into therapy in college, those days of like getting on my knees and being like, somebody help me. I feel like I've been on this journey of trying to feel like enough of like picking up tools throughout the decades of like, I, I know I should feel like enough. And so I, I like, I know that that like, we're all perfectly imperfect. We're all children of God.

Like I should feel, wake up in the morning and not hate myself. Like we all deserve that. And so I've been trying to cultivate, like, what does that take? What will that look like? What do I have to do? Different healing practices, different modalities and yoga and Pilates and therapy and group therapy and, um, introspection. And so I've, I have been on that walk, but I do think that

Like I should feel, wake up in the morning and not hate myself. Like we all deserve that. And so I've been trying to cultivate, like, what does that take? What will that look like? What do I have to do? Different healing practices, different modalities and yoga and Pilates and therapy and group therapy and, um, introspection. And so I've, I have been on that walk, but I do think that

And it's gradual, right? It's not like you wake up one day and you're like, I'm healed now. But I do think my parents offering me this deeper truth about who I am and where I come from, it like gave me permission to relax into who I am and to be like, I'm good. Yeah. I'm okay.

And it's gradual, right? It's not like you wake up one day and you're like, I'm healed now. But I do think my parents offering me this deeper truth about who I am and where I come from, it like gave me permission to relax into who I am and to be like, I'm good. Yeah. I'm okay.

And again, I've always had a really loving relationship with my parents. I have incredible parents and they have given me so many tools, consciously and unconsciously. They've been a tremendous part of the story of me getting to where I am today. I'm not where I am despite my parents. I'm mostly where I am because of my parents.

And again, I've always had a really loving relationship with my parents. I have incredible parents and they have given me so many tools, consciously and unconsciously. They've been a tremendous part of the story of me getting to where I am today. I'm not where I am despite my parents. I'm mostly where I am because of my parents.