Shame derives its power from being unspeakable...If we speak shame, it begins to wither. Just the way exposure to light was deadly… — Brené Brown Empathy Copy Share Image
“Pain is unrelenting. It will get our attention. Despite our attempts to drown it in addiction, to physically beat it out of… — Brené Brown Addiction Copy Share Image
“When I interviewed the participants whom I’d describe as living a Wholehearted life about the same topic, they consistently talked about trying… — Brené Brown Habits Copy Share Image
“Courage has a ripple effect. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a… — Brené Brown Bravery Copy Share Image
“What’s the most significant barrier to creativity and innovation? Kevin thought about it for a minute and said, “I don’t know if… — Brené Brown Creativity Copy Share Image
'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“It was a long year. I lovingly refer to it on my blog as the 2007 Breakdown Spiritual Awakening. It felt like… — Brené Brown Awakening Copy Share Image
“Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries… — Brené Brown Love Copy Share Image
On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my… — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
“Dehumanizing and holding people accountable are mutually exclusive. Humiliation and dehumanizing are not accountability or social justice tools, they’re emotional off-loading at… — Brené Brown Dehumanizing Copy Share Image
“It was December 15, 2012, the day after twenty-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot twenty children between six and seven years old, as… — Brené Brown Anxiety and fear Copy Share Image
“The special courage it takes to experience true belonging is not just about braving the wilderness, it’s about becoming the wilderness. It’s… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“Real power is basically the ability to change something if you want to change it. It’s the ability to make change happen.… — Brené Brown Ability to change Copy Share Image
“But after spending countless hours collecting stories about joy and gratitude, three powerful patterns emerged: Without exception, every person I interviewed who… — Brené Brown Gratitude Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest surprises in this research was learning that fitting in and belonging are not the same thing. In fact,… — Brené Brown Belonging 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
I wasn't really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Not enough of us know how to sit in pain with others. Worse, our discomfort shows up in ways that can hurt… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the most painfully inauthentic ways we show up in our lives sometimes is saying "yes" when we mean "no," and… — Brené Brown Diplomat Copy Share Image
“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question,… — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who… — Brené Brown Behavior Copy Share Image
“Belonging so fully to yourself that you're willing to stand alone is a wilderness - an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and… — Brené Brown Nature Copy Share Image
The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and… — Brené Brown Achievement Copy Share Image
I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a… — Brené Brown Audience Copy Share Image
I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“For most of us, even if the 'with us or against us' mandate sounds a little like oversimplified BS, it still feels… — Brené Brown Argument Copy Share Image
I can't even think of the right word, but it's not "help." It's more like a prerequisite. I think connection is why… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“The problem is that when we don’t care at all what people think and we’re immune to hurt, we’re also ineffective at… — Brené Brown Courage 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
“we also need to consider letting go of the myth of self-sufficiency. One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural… — Brené Brown Identity Copy Share Image
“When we spend a lifetime trying to distance ourselves from the parts of our lives that don’t fit with who we think… — Brené Brown Motivational Copy Share Image
“Our world needs us to show up and stand up for our beliefs. I just hope we're civil and respectful. When we… — Brené Brown Faith Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we judge each other so harshly in this world of parenting is because... we perceive anyone else who's… — Brené Brown Child Copy Share Image
“Here’s the bottom line: If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with… — Brené Brown Bottom line Copy Share Image
“So, what does a gratitude practice look like? The folks I interviewed talked about keeping gratitude journals, doing daily gratitude meditations or… — Brené Brown Art Copy Share Image
We teach what we have to learn. It's been an extraordinary journey that I couldn't have done with not only the research… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we hear stories about shame that don’t fit with our experiences, our first reaction is often to distance ourselves from the… — Brené Brown Marriage Copy Share Image
“I believe Black Lives Matter is a movement to rehumanize black citizens. All lives matter, but not all lives need to be… — Brené Brown Black lives Copy Share Image
