Brené Brown

“He saw the real me and he liked me.”

— Brené Brown

Worthiness doesn't have prerequisites.

— Brené Brown

Unused creativity is not benign.

— Brené Brown

“We can't give people what we don't have.”

— Brené Brown

Hope is a function of struggle.

— Brené Brown

You can’t dress rehearse the bad moments.

— Brené Brown

Maybe stories are just data with a soul.

— Brené Brown

“the hustle for worthiness.”

— Brené Brown

“Lying is a defiance of the truth. Bullshitting is a wholesale dismissal of the truth.”

— Brené Brown

“Plomer wrote, “Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.”

— Brené Brown

“Steve said, It's the paradox of feeling alone but also strong.”

— Brené Brown

We cannot give our children what we don’t have.

— Brené Brown

Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don’t exist in the human experience.

— Brené Brown

What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful.

— Brené Brown

Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.

— Brené Brown

Vulnerability is the core, the heart, the center, of meaningful human experience.

— Brené Brown

“Everyone wants to know why customer service has gone to hell in a handbasket. I want to know why customer behavior has…

— Brené Brown

We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it.

— Brene Brown

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

— Brené Brown

“Key Learning: Shame derives its power from being unspeakable. That’s why it loves perfectionists—we’re so easy to keep quiet. If”

— Brené Brown

Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.

— Brené Brown

“Until we teach our children that they need to be concerned with how they look and with what other people think, they…

— Brené Brown

As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We…

— Brene Brown

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a…

— Brene Brown

“The after-school specials of my youth seemed to be dedicated to exploring just these ideas. They brought us the mean boy who…

— Brené Brown

Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may…

— Brene Brown

“Stay in your own lane. Comparison kills creativity and joy.” For me, swimming is the trifecta of health—meditation, therapy, and exercise—but only…

— Brené Brown

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

“When we experience something that is difficult and requires significant time and effort, we are quick to think, This is supposed to…

— Brené Brown

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

“If we can find someone who has earned the right to hear our story, we need to tell it. Shame loses power…

— Brené Brown

“I’m learning that recognizing and leaning into the discomfort of vulnerability teaches us how to live with joy, gratitude, and grace. I’m…

— Brené Brown

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is…

— Brené Brown

“The new cultural belief that everything should be fun, fast, and easy is inconsistent with hopeful thinking. It also sets us up…

— Brené Brown

“Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves…

— Brené Brown

“Over the years I’ve learned that a surefooted and confident mapmaker does not a swift traveler make. I stumble and fall, and…

— Brené Brown

One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate…

— Brené Brown

“Now I can lean into joy, even when it makes me feel tender and vulnerable. In fact, I expect tender and vulnerable.…

— Brené Brown

“Just because we’re plugged in, doesn’t mean we feel seen and heard. In fact, hyper-communication can mean we spend more time on…

— Brené Brown

“After a year or two of sitting out, being called out, and sometimes being left out, I was sent to the office,…

— Brené Brown