“Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Joy is not a constant. It comes to us in moments - often ordinary moments. Sometimes we miss out on the bursts… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The opposite of "never enough" isn't abundance or "more than you could ever imagine." The opposite of scarcity is enough...” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Make a list of the work that inspires you. Don’t be practical. Don’t think about making a living; think about doing something… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Laughter, song, and dance create emotional and spiritual connection; they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When they teach [doctors] how to suture, they also teach them how to stitch their self-worth to being all-powerful. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I believe a joyful life is made up of joyful moments, gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude, inspiration, and faith. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When we numb [hard feelings], we numb joy, we numb gratitude, we numb happiness. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I became Vulnerability TED, like an action figure - like Ninja Barbie, but I'm Vulnerability TED. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. — 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