My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do 'faith.' — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection.… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Anonymous comments? You're not in the arena, man. If you can't say it to me in person in front of my kids,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I've learned a lot since I was a new mother. My approach to struggle and shame now is to talk to yourself… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I think if you follow anyone home, whether they live in Houston or London, and you sit at their dinner table and… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists,… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The moment someone asks you to do something you don't have the time or inclination to do is fraught with vulnerability. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance,… — 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
