Compassion Quotes by Brené Brown

We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.

— Brené Brown

“Compassionate people are boundaried people.”

— Brené Brown

We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.

— Brené Brown

“others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize”

— Brené Brown

“To know shame is to be human. And to have the capacity for empathy is also to be human.”

— Brené Brown

“To practice courage, compassion, and connection is to look at life and the people around us, and say, “I’m all in.”

— Brené Brown

Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for…

— Brené Brown

“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life. —…

— Brené Brown

“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think,…

— Brene Brown

Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach…

— Brené Brown

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

Compassion is not a virtue -- it is a commitment. It's not something we have or don't have -- it's something we…

— Brené Brown

It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.

— Brene Brown

Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us,…

— Brené Brown

“If empathy is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is…

— Brené Brown

“Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it down to our children, we infect our workplace…

— Brené Brown

“Mindfulness: Taking a balanced approach to negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. We cannot ignore our pain and…

— Brené Brown

“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

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

“Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves…

— Brené Brown

“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

“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

Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one…

— Brené Brown

“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think,…

— Brené Brown

“Wholehearted living is about engaging with our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion and connection to…

— Brené Brown

“Practice courage and reach out! We have to own our story and share it with someone who has earned the right to…

— Brené Brown

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

“Even in the context of suffering—poverty, violence, human rights violations—not belonging in our families is still one of the most dangerous hurts.…

— Brené Brown

“Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind, she defines each of these elements: Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves…

— Brené Brown

“Dr. Kristin Neff is a researcher and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She runs the Self-Compassion Research Lab, where…

— Brené Brown

“Not caring about our own pain and the pain of others is not working. How much longer are we willing to keep…

— Brené Brown

“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

“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…

— Brené Brown

I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day.

— Brené Brown

“The word compassion is derived from the Latin words pati and cum, meaning “to suffer with.”

— Brené Brown

Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

— Brené Brown

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

“One of the greatest barriers to going back is related to empathy. If our goal is perfection rather than growth, it is…

— Brené Brown

“Pain will subside only when we acknowledge it and care for it. Addressing it with love and compassion would take only a…

— Brené Brown