“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Pain will subside only when we acknowledge it and care for it. Addressing it with love and compassion would take only a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“The Wholehearted journey is not the path of least resistance. It’s a path of consciousness and choice. And, to be honest, it’s… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it down to our children, we infect our workplace… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“To know shame is to be human. And to have the capacity for empathy is also to be human.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The word compassion is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, meaning “to suffer with.” — 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
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
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 Image
Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
