Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.” — Brené Brown 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 Copy Share Image
“If we have one or two people in our lives who can sit with us and hold space for our shame stories,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“At the exact time that our society embraces shaming, blaming, judgment, and rejection, it also holds acceptance and belonging as immensely important.… — Brené Brown 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 Copy Share Image
“• Belonging is being somewhere where you want to be, and they want you. Fitting in is being somewhere where you want… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that connection holds in our… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the most surprising things that unfolded in my research is the pairing of certain terms. I can’t separate the concepts… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your… — Brené Brown 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 Copy Share Image
“Wholehearted living is about engaging with our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion and connection to… — Brené Brown 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 Copy Share Image
I'm still a researcher. The best way to explain it is that I trusted myself deeply as a professional, but I did… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“As a matter of fact, we are wired for connection. It’s in our biology. From the time we are born, we need… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We don’t need love and belonging and story-catching from everyone in our lives, but we need it from at least one person.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would… — Brené Brown 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 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 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 Copy Share Image
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every… — Brené Brown Copy Share
I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.… — Brené Brown Copy Share
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in… — Brene Brown Copy Share
“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.” — Brené Brown Copy Share
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -… — Brené Brown Copy Share
If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“But here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t call just anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot of good… — Brené Brown Copy Share
“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.” — Brené Brown Copy Share
