--- title: "98 Vulnerability Quotes By Brené Brown" description: "Vulnerability quotes by Brené Brown explore courage, love, and trust." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/bren-brown-280_confidence_vulnerability-is-the-cornerstone-of-conf_2366871.jpg" --- > [Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-cornerstone-of-confidence/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/bren-brown-280_confidence_vulnerability-is-the-cornerstone-of-conf_2366871.jpg) > [Faith minus vulnerability is fundamentalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/faith-minus-vulnerability-is-fundamentalism/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/bren-brown-280_faith_faith-minus-vulnerability-is-fundamental_655772.jpg) > [Vulnerability is not weakness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-not-weakness/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/bren-brown-280_inspirational_vulnerability-is-not-weakness-522913_522913.jpg) > [Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-sounds-like-truth-and-feels-like-courage/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/bren-brown-280_courage_vulnerability-sounds-like-truth-and-feel_3232398.jpg) > [There is no creativity without vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/there-is-no-creativity-without-vulnerability/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94c/bren-brown-280_creativity_there-is-no-creativity-without-vulnerabi_3189905.jpg) > [“There is no intimacy without vulnerability.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/there-is-no-intimacy-without-vulnerability/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/bren-brown-280_intimacy_there-is-no-intimacy-without-vulnerabili_2851404.jpg) > [What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/what-makes-you-vulnerable-makes-you-beautiful/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/bren-brown-280_beautiful_what-makes-you-vulnerable-makes-you-beau_2587076.jpg) > [Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-our-most-accurate-measurement-of-courage/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/bren-brown-280_accurate_vulnerability-is-our-most-accurate-measu_795861.jpg) > [Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/trust-is-a-product-of-vulnerability-that-grows-over-time-and-requires/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/bren-brown-280_attention_trust-is-a-product-of-vulnerability-that_2266615.jpg) > [“Ordinary courage is about putting our vulnerability on the line. In today’s world, that’s pretty extraordinary.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/ordinary-courage-is-about-putting-our-vulnerability-on-the-line-in/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/bren-brown-280_courage_ordinary-courage-is-about-putting-our-vu_347312.jpg) > [Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-pushed-i-pushed-back-i-lost-the-fight-but-probably-won/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/bren-brown-280_fighting_vulnerability-pushed-i-pushed-back-i-los_603340.jpg) > [“When we let people take our vulnerability or fill us with their hate, we turn over our entire life to them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-we-let-people-take-our-vulnerability-or-fill-us-with-their-hate/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/bren-brown-280_entire-life_when-we-let-people-take-our-vulnerabilit_2465962.jpg) > [“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-the-uncertainty-risk-and-emotional/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca0/bren-brown-280_every-day_vulnerability-is-not-weakness-and-the-un_417991.jpg) > [Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-innovation-creativity-and-change/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/bren-brown-280_birthplace_vulnerability-is-the-birthplace-of-innov_2087194.jpg) > [The moment someone asks you to do something you don't have the time or inclination to do is fraught with vulnerability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-moment-someone-asks-you-to-do-something-you-don-t-have-the-time/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e93/bren-brown-280_asks_the-moment-someone-asks-you-to-do-someth_2631462.jpg) > [Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/owning-our-story-can-be-hard-but-not-nearly-as-difficult-as-spending/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33c/bren-brown-280_difficult_owning-our-story-can-be-hard-but-not-nea_665006.jpg) > [“The authenticity paradox: vulnerability is the last thing I want you to see in me and the first thing I look for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-authenticity-paradox-vulnerability-is-the-last-thing-i-want-you/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c93/bren-brown-280_authenticity_the-authenticity-paradox-vulnerability-i_2785954.jpg) > [I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-m-never-more-courageous-than-when-i-m-embracing-imperfection/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/bren-brown-280_boundaries_i-m-never-more-courageous-than-when-i-m_1450412.jpg) > [Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/faith-minus-vulnerability-and-mystery-equals-extremism-if-you-ve-got/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f73/bren-brown-280_answers_faith-minus-vulnerability-and-mystery-eq_669974.jpg) > [I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-think-our-capacity-for-wholeheartedness-can-never-be-greater-than/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/bren-brown-280_capacity_i-think-our-capacity-for-wholeheartednes_1507119.jpg) > [Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen, to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee... to practice gratitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulnerably-seen-to-love-with-our/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/bren-brown-280_alive_let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulner_1207879.jpg) > [The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerability-is-trust-intimacy-and/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/bren-brown-280_connection_the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerabili_132682.jpg) > [Vulnerability is the core of shame and fear and our struggle for worthiness, but it appears that it's also the birthplace of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/vulnerability-is-the-core-of-shame-and-fear-and-our-struggle-for/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/bren-brown-280_belonging_vulnerability-is-the-core-of-shame-and-f_2002855.jpg) > [Love is a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them - we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/love-is-a-connection-that-can-only-be-cultivated-between-two-people/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/bren-brown-280_connections_love-is-a-connection-that-can-only-be-cu_126233.jpg) > [I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the-same-thing-i-feel-very-lucky/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bren-brown-280_feels_i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the_2111939.jpg) > [On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying "yes." Before I did this research and before I had my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-struggle-with-saying-yes-before-i/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/bren-brown-280_adults_on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-strugg_865794.jpg) > [“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happening-that-is-moving-us-from/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/bren-brown-280_change_there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happenin_1989723.jpg) > [I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let’s think about love. Waking up every day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-risk-and-emotional-exposure/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/bren-brown-280_betray_i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-ri_2068649.jpg) > [“Acknowledging vulnerability is possible only if we feel we can reach out for support. To do so, we must feel some competence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible-only-if-we-feel-we-can-reach/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/bren-brown-280_courage_acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible_1733221.jpg) > [“When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Myth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerability-we-distance-ourselves/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/bren-brown-280_trust_when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerab_1780073.jpg) > [“Here’s the bottom line: If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-live-and-love-with-our-whole/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/bren-brown-280_bottom-line_here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-liv_1555268.jpg) > [I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerability-was-barely-tolerated-no/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/bren-brown-280_about_i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerabi_2643972.jpg) > [Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/spirituality-emerged-as-a-fundamental-guidepost-in-wholeheartedness/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eed/bren-brown-280_art_spirituality-emerged-as-a-fundamental-gu_2677768.jpg) > [“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-cultivate-love-when-we-allow-our-most-vulnerable-and-powerful-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/bren-brown-280_affection_we-cultivate-love-when-we-allow-our-most_1148380.jpg) > [“Here’s the painful pattern that emerged from my research with men: We ask them to be vulnerable, we beg them to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged-from-my-research-with-men-we/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/bren-brown-280_fear_here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged_2053107.jpg) > [“It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-ve-learned-that-playing-down/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/bren-brown-280_authenticity_it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-v_1590989.jpg) > [“I also see courage in myself when I'm willing to risk being vulnerable and disappointed. For many years, if I really wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-also-see-courage-in-myself-when-i-m-willing-to-risk-being/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/327/bren-brown-280_acceptance_i-also-see-courage-in-myself-when-i-m-wi_1368883.jpg) > [I'm still a researcher. The best way to explain it is that I trusted myself deeply as a professional, but I did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-m-still-a-researcher-the-best-way-to-explain-it-is-that-i-trusted/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/bren-brown-280_belonging_i-m-still-a-researcher-the-best-way-to-e_3154311.jpg) > [“Fear of the Dark I’ve always been prone to worry and anxiety, but after I became a mother, negotiating joy, gratitude, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/fear-of-the-dark-i-ve-always-been-prone-to-worry-and-anxiety-but/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/bren-brown-280_fear_fear-of-the-dark-i-ve-always-been-prone_3006412.jpg) > [Our stories are not meant for everyone. Hearing them is a privilege, and we should always ask ourselves this before we share:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/our-stories-are-not-meant-for-everyone-hearing-them-is-a-privilege-2/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/bren-brown-280_and-love_our-stories-are-not-meant-for-everyone-h_1946533.jpg) ## Other authors on Vulnerability - [Vironika Tugaleva 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/vironika-tugaleva/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-lokesh-tuli-31414.jpg) Lokesh Tuli 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/lokesh-tuli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-snowden-31935.jpg) Edward Snowden 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/edward-snowden/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tara-brach-88909.jpg) Tara Brach 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/tara-brach/) - [Shannon L. Alder 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/shannon-l-alder/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sun-tzu-87907.jpg) Sun Tzu 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/sun-tzu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/jason-mraz/) ## More by Brené Brown > [We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-re-raising-children-who-have-little-tolerance-for-disappointment/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/always-put-off-writing-by-reorganizing-my-entire-house-and-spending/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [When you ask people about love, they tell you about heartbreak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-you-ask-people-about-love-they-tell-you-about-heartbreak/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I can recognize shame when it’s happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-can-recognize-shame-when-it-s-happening/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-carry-a-small-sheet-of-paper-in-my-wallet-that-has-written-on-it/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/courage-starts-with-showing-up-and-letting-ourselves-be-seen/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/waking-up-every-day-and-loving-someone-who-may-or-may-not-love-us/) [Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/no-matter-how-separated-we-are-by-what-we-think-and-believe-we-are/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/perfectionism-is-self-destructive-simply-because-there-is-no-such/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/shame-corrodes-the-very-part-of-us-that-believes-we-are-capable-of/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/if-you-re-also-in-the-arena-and-you-re-putting-your-ideas-out-and-you/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-found-that-men-and-women-with-high-levels-of-shame-resilience-share/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/connection-gives-purpose-and-meaning-to-our-lives/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-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 of good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/but-here-s-the-tricky-part-about-compassion-and-connecting-we-can-t/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) > [“It turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-turns-out-to-be-the-place-of-true-belonging-and-it-s-the-bravest/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/vulnerability/bren-brown/#itemlist", "name": "98 Vulnerability Quotes By Brené Brown", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": 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It…” — Brene Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 21, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen, to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no guarantee... to practice gratitude and joy in those moments of terror, to be this vulnerable means that we’re alive.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulnerably-seen-to-love-with-our/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/bren-brown-280_alive_let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulner_1207879.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/bren-brown-280_alive_let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulner_1207879.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/bren-brown-280_alive_let-ourselves-be-seen-deeply-seen-vulner_1207879.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let ourselves be seen, deeply seen, vulnerably seen, to love with our whole hearts, even though there's no…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 22, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerability-is-trust-intimacy-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/bren-brown-280_connection_the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerabili_132682.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/bren-brown-280_connection_the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerabili_132682.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/bren-brown-280_connection_the-intention-and-outcome-of-vulnerabili_132682.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. 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I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I know everything shifted in me, and it was the moment I read that quote. Because I thought, A. That's everything I know about vulnerability. It's not winning, it's not losing, it's showing up and being seen. B. That's who I want to be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the-same-thing-i-feel-very-lucky/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bren-brown-280_feels_i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the_2111939.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bren-brown-280_feels_i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the_2111939.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/bren-brown-280_feels_i-think-a-lot-of-us-are-looking-for-the_2111939.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. I feel very lucky to have a definitive moment where I…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 26, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying \"yes.\" Before I did this research and before I had my own breakdown and spiritual awakening around this work, my motto was, \"Don't do anything that you're already not great at doing.\" Which I think is the way the majority of adults in our culture live. Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, \"Yeah, I'll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I'll try it!\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-struggle-with-saying-yes-before-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/bren-brown-280_adults_on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-strugg_865794.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/bren-brown-280_adults_on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-strugg_865794.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/bren-brown-280_adults_on-the-flip-side-i-ve-also-had-to-strugg_865794.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“On the flip side, I've also had to struggle with saying \"yes.\" Before I did this research and before I had…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 27, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question, that transformation will require shame resilience. If we're willing to dare greatly and risk vulnerability with each other, worthiness has the power to set us free.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happening-that-is-moving-us-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/bren-brown-280_change_there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happenin_1989723.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/bren-brown-280_change_there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happenin_1989723.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/bren-brown-280_change_there-is-a-quiet-transformation-happenin_1989723.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 28, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let’s think about love. 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 our lives or may leave without a moment’s notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow—that’s vulnerability.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-risk-and-emotional-exposure/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/bren-brown-280_betray_i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-ri_2068649.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/bren-brown-280_betray_i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-ri_2068649.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/954/bren-brown-280_betray_i-define-vulnerability-as-uncertainty-ri_2068649.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. 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To do so, we must feel some competence in our relationships.” The likelihood of our finding the insight and courage to acknowledge our personal vulnerabilities is dependent on our ability to share and talk about those vulnerabilities with someone we trust and with whom we feel safe.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible-only-if-we-feel-we-can-reach/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/bren-brown-280_courage_acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible_1733221.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/bren-brown-280_courage_acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible_1733221.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/bren-brown-280_courage_acknowledging-vulnerability-is-possible_1733221.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Acknowledging vulnerability is possible only if we feel we can reach out for support. To do so, we must feel…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 30, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Myth #1: Vulnerability is weakness.Myth #2: “I don’t do vulnerability.” Myth #3: We can go it alone. Myth #4: Trust comes before vulnerability.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerability-we-distance-ourselves/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/bren-brown-280_trust_when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerab_1780073.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/bren-brown-280_trust_when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerab_1780073.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/bren-brown-280_trust_when-we-shut-ourselves-off-from-vulnerab_1780073.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 31, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Here’s the bottom line: If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a place of worthiness, we have to talk about the things that get in the way—especially shame, fear, and vulnerability.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-live-and-love-with-our-whole/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/bren-brown-280_bottom-line_here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-liv_1555268.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/bren-brown-280_bottom-line_here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-liv_1555268.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dd/bren-brown-280_bottom-line_here-s-the-bottom-line-if-we-want-to-liv_1555268.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Here’s the bottom line: If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 32, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerability-was-barely-tolerated-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/bren-brown-280_about_i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerabi_2643972.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/bren-brown-280_about_i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerabi_2643972.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/bren-brown-280_about_i-was-raised-in-a-family-where-vulnerabi_2643972.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no…” — Brene Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 33, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one another by a force greater than ourselves--a force grounded in love and compassion. For some of us that's God, for others it's nature, art, or even human soulfulness. I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. 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In those moments when real vulnerability happens in men, most of us recoil with fear and that fear manifests as everything from disappointment to disgust. And men are very smart. They know the risks, and they see the look in our eyes when we’re thinking, C’mon! Pull it together. Man up. As Joe Reynolds, one of my mentors and the dean at our church, once told me during a conversation about men, shame, and vulnerability, “Men know what women really want. They want us to pretend to be vulnerable. We get really good at pretending.” Covert”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged-from-my-research-with-men-we/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/bren-brown-280_fear_here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged_2053107.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/bren-brown-280_fear_here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged_2053107.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/207/bren-brown-280_fear_here-s-the-painful-pattern-that-emerged_2053107.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Here’s the painful pattern that emerged from my research with men: We ask them to be vulnerable, we beg them…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 36, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when it doesn't happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you've diminished the importance of something, your friends are not likely to call and say, \"I'm sorry that didn't work out. I know you were excited about it.\" Now when someone asks me about the potential opportunity that I'm excited about, I'm more likely to practice courage and say, \"I'm so excited about the possibility. I'm trying to stay realistic, but I really hope it happens.\" When things haven't panned out, it's been comforting to be able to call a supportive friend and say, \"Remember that event I told you about? It's not going to happen, and I'm so bummed.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brené Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-ve-learned-that-playing-down/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/bren-brown-280_authenticity_it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-v_1590989.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/bren-brown-280_authenticity_it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-v_1590989.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/bren-brown-280_authenticity_it-s-only-in-the-last-few-years-that-i-v_1590989.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the…” — Brené Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 37, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I also see courage in myself when I'm willing to risk being vulnerable and disappointed. For many years, if I really wanted something to happen-an invitation to speak at a special conference, a promotion, a radio interview-I pretended that it didn't matter that much. If a friend or colleague would ask, \"Are you excited about that television interview?\" I'd shrug it off and say, \"I'm not sure. It's not that big of a deal.\" Of course, in reality, I was praying that it would happen. It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when it doesn't happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you've diminished the importance of something, your friends are not likely to call and say, \"I'm sorry that didn't work out. I know you were excited about it.\" Now when someone asks me about the potential opportunity that I'm excited about, I'm more likely to practice courage and say, \"I'm so excited about the possibility. 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