Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. — 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
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
Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language - it's from the Latin word cor, meaning… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share:… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Every single person has a story that will break your heart. And if you're paying attention, many people... have a story that… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is… — 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 share our shame story with the wrong person, they can easily become one more piece of flying debris in an… — 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
When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“In the absence of data, we will always make up stories. In fact, the need to make up a story, especially when… — Brene 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
