“Here’s what’s interesting—especially for those who automatically think, You should feel like a terrible friend! or A little shame will help you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We live in a world where most people still subscribe to the belief that shame is a good tool for keeping people… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver! — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If we are going to find our way out of shame and back to each other, vulnerability is the path and courage… — 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
“Women most often experience shame as a web of layered, conflicting, and competing social-community expectations. The expectations dictate who we should be,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can't use shame to change ourselves or others. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“the culture of shame is driven by fear, blame and disconnection and it's often a powerful incubator for issues like perfectionism ,stereotyping,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame: We all have it. It's that gremlin that says 'I'm not enough.' Or, if you're feeling pretty confident,...'ooh, who do you… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
We judge people in areas where we’re vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we’re doing. If I… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“This is the shame of the woman whose hand hides her smile because her teeth are so bad, not the grand self-hate… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Shame Resilience 101 Here are the first three things that you need to know about shame: We all have it. Shame 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
