Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“I'm not here so my business self can talk to their business selves. I'm here to talk from my hearts to their… — Brené Brown Business Copy Share Image
We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others. — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
“When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being… — Brené Brown Guilt Copy Share Image
People may call what happens at midlife 'a crisis,' but it's not. It's an unraveling - a time when you feel a… — Brené Brown Crisis Copy Share Image
We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to… — Brené Brown Age Copy Share Image
If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Choosing authenticity is not an easy choice. E. E. Cummings wrote, “To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best,… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“When we’re kind to ourselves, we create a reservoir of compassion that we can extend to others. Our children learn how to… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status… — Brené Brown Comparison Copy Share Image
“One of the most powerful ways that our shame triggers get reinforced is when we enter into a social contract based on… — Brené Brown Art of living Copy Share Image
“Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, write: Civility is claiming and caring for one’s identity, needs, and beliefs without degrading someone else’s in… — Brené Brown Civility Copy Share Image
“I definitely believe that genetics and neurobiology can play a critical role in addiction, but I also believe that there are countless… — Brené Brown Addiction Copy Share Image
“Dr. Lerner explains that we all have patterned ways of managing anxiety. Some of us respond to anxiety by overfunctioning and others… — Brené Brown Anxiety Copy Share Image
To become fully human means learning to turn my gratitude for being alive into some concrete common good. It means growing gentler… — Brené Brown Alive Copy Share Image
“-Si noua ne este rusine. Uneori, teribil de rusine. Dar cand incercam sa spunem cuiva despre asta, ne coplesc emotiile. Mi-a fost… — Brené Brown Amor Copy Share Image
“I knew this was a critically important finding in my research, so I spent several hundred interviews trying to better understand the… — Brené Brown Addiction Copy Share Image
“And, if that’s not news enough, here’s something else: Hope is learned! Snyder suggests that we learn hopeful, goal-directed thinking in the… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
“I didn’t want my level of self-love to limit how much I can love my children or my husband. Why? Because loving… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
“When we allow ourselves to become culturally conditioned to believe that we are not enough and that we don’t make enough or… — Brené Brown Critical thinking Copy Share Image
“Nothing serves as a better reminder of that than the immortal words of my friend Scott Stratten, author of UnMarketing: “Don’t try… — Brené Brown Books Copy Share Image
In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“What’s the difference between shame and guilt? The majority of shame researchers and clinicians agree that the difference between shame and guilt… — Brené Brown Guilt Copy Share Image
“Rusinea prinde forte noi, atunci cand o transformi intr-un secret. Boala e pe masura secretelor pe care le ascunzi. Faptul de a… — Brené Brown Amor Copy Share Image
“Group A defined the challenge of anxiety as finding ways to manage and soothe the anxiety, while Group B clearly defined the… — Brené Brown Anxiety Copy Share Image
If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“I think we should be born with a warning label similar to the ones that come on cigarette packages: Caution: If you… — Brené Brown Anxiety depression Copy Share Image
“If we want to live a Wholehearted life, we have to become intentional about cultivating sleep and play, and about letting go… — Brené Brown Life Copy Share Image
Perfection is crucial in building an aircraft, a bridge, or a high-speed train. The code and mathematics residing just below the surface… — Brené Brown Below the surface Copy Share Image
“We can spend our entire life betraying ourself and choosing fitting in over standing alone. But once we've stood up for ourself… — Brené Brown Betrayal Copy Share Image
“Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in,… — Brené Brown Beauty Copy Share Image
“connection as “the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be… — Brené Brown Love Copy Share Image
“Stop scouring people’s faces for evidence that you’re not enough. You will always find it because you’ve made that your goal. True… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Normally, when someone we love is turning away from a struggle, we self-protect by also turning away. That's definitely my first response.… — Brene Brown Adversity Copy Share Image
[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would… — Brené Brown Gratitude Copy Share Image
To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But… — Brene Brown Anonymous Copy Share Image
“We're going to need to intentionally be with people who are different than us. We're going to have to sign up, join,… — Brené Brown Communication Copy Share Image
If I feel good about my parenting, I have no interest in judging other people's choices. If I feel good about my… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
![“Cassandra Dahnke and Tomas Spath, write: Civility is claiming and caring for one’s identity, needs, and beliefs without degrading someone else’s in the process….[Civility] is about disagreeing without disrespect, seeking common ground as a starting point for dialogue about differences, listening…” quote by Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5bc/bren-brown-280_common-ground_cassandra-dahnke-and-tomas-spath-write-c_737343.jpg)
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