Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can't survive. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Empathy heals shame; sympathy exacerbates shame. We don't want people to feel sorry for us; we want people to be with us.” — 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
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 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
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 Copy Share Image
Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“If empathy is the skill or ability to tap into our own experiences in order to connect with an experience someone is… — 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
Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“There are times we will miss the opportunity to be empathic. Mental health professionals often call these “empathic failures.” There are also… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — 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
Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest barriers to going back is related to empathy. If our goal is perfection rather than growth, it is… — 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
