I think if you follow anyone home, whether they live in Houston or London, and you sit at their dinner table and… — Brene Brown About Copy Share Image
“When we hear stories about shame that don’t fit with our experiences, our first reaction is often to distance ourselves from the… — Brené Brown Marriage Copy Share Image
We teach what we have to learn. It's been an extraordinary journey that I couldn't have done with not only the research… — Brené Brown Built Copy Share Image
I can't even think of the right word, but it's not "help." It's more like a prerequisite. I think connection is why… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“The problem is that when we don’t care at all what people think and we’re immune to hurt, we’re also ineffective at… — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“For most of us, even if the 'with us or against us' mandate sounds a little like oversimplified BS, it still feels… — Brené Brown Argument Copy Share Image
I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world… — Brene Brown Capacity Copy Share Image
“When we spend a lifetime trying to distance ourselves from the parts of our lives that don’t fit with who we think… — Brené Brown Motivational Copy Share Image
“One of the most powerful ways that our shame triggers get reinforced is when we enter into a social contract based on… — Brené Brown Art of living Copy Share Image
“I definitely believe that genetics and neurobiology can play a critical role in addiction, but I also believe that there are countless… — Brené Brown Addiction Copy Share Image
“Knowing what I do now, I think about shame and worthiness in this way: 'It's the album, not the picture.' If you… — Brené Brown Guilt Copy Share Image
“I know that these examples are symptomatic of the cruelty culture that we live in today and that everyone is fair game,… — Brené Brown Cruelty Copy Share Image
“Wholehearted living is about engaging with our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion and connection to… — Brené Brown Bed Copy Share Image
I define vulnerability as uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. With that definition in mind, let’s think about love. Waking up every day… — Brené Brown Betray Copy Share Image
“When we stop caring about what people think, we lose our capacity for connection. When we become defined by what people think,… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
We have become this very fear-based culture, especially post-9/11. Fear is the opposite of love, in my opinion. I think there would… — Brené Brown Acceptance Copy Share Image
“we also need to consider letting go of the myth of self-sufficiency. One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural… — Brené Brown Identity Copy Share Image
“Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: “People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in,… — Brené Brown Beauty Copy Share Image
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
The credit belongs to those of us who are actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and… — Brené Brown Achievement Copy Share Image
“Belonging so fully to yourself that you're willing to stand alone is a wilderness - an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and… — Brené Brown Nature Copy Share Image
I only share when I have no unmet needs that I'm trying to fill. I firmly believe that being vulnerable with a… — Brené Brown Audience Copy Share Image
“Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries… — Brené Brown Love Copy Share Image
“It was a long year. I lovingly refer to it on my blog as the 2007 Breakdown Spiritual Awakening. It felt like… — Brené Brown Awakening Copy Share Image
'Crazy-busy' is a great armor, it's a great way for numbing. What a lot of us do is that we stay so… — Brene Brown Armor Copy Share Image
“There is a quiet transformation happening that is moving us from 'turning on each other' to 'turning toward each other.' Without question,… — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated. This is why we sometimes attack who… — Brené Brown Behavior Copy Share Image
“Not enough of us know how to sit in pain with others. Worse, our discomfort shows up in ways that can hurt… — Brené Brown Crying Copy Share Image
One of the most painfully inauthentic ways we show up in our lives sometimes is saying "yes" when we mean "no," and… — Brené Brown Diplomat Copy Share Image
I wasn't really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live… — Brené Brown And love Copy Share Image
Spirituality emerged as a fundamental guidepost in Wholeheartedness. Not religiosity but the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one… — Brené Brown Art Copy Share Image
“Our unexpressed ideas, opinions, and contributions don’t just go away. They are likely to fester and eat away at our worthiness. I… — Brené Brown Anxiety depression Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism never happens in a vacuum. It touches everyone around us. We pass it down to our children, we infect our workplace… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
“We don’t want to be uncomfortable. We want a quick and dirty “how-to” list for happiness. I don’t fit that bill. Never… — Brené Brown Happiness Copy Share Image
After doing this work or the past twelve years and watching scarcity ride roughshod over our families, organizations, and communities, I'd say… — Brené Brown Afraid Copy Share Image
“I don’t want to admit it, but the truth is that stillness used to be very anxiety provoking for me. In my… — Brené Brown Serenity Copy Share Image
“We don’t need love and belonging and story-catching from everyone in our lives, but we need it from at least one person.… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
