“Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional.” — Brené Brown Every day Copy Share Image
We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing. — Brene Brown Areas Copy Share Image
“In fact, all of us are very susceptible to having our humiliating experiences turn to shame, especially when the person who is… — Brené Brown Feedback Copy Share Image
“Real power is basically the ability to change something if you want to change it. It’s the ability to make change happen.… — Brené Brown Ability to change Copy Share Image
“If I get to be me, I belong. If I have to be like you, I fit in.” — Brené Brown Community Copy Share Image
“E.E Cummings wrote, "To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but… — Brené Brown War Copy Share Image
“Dr. Kristin Neff is a researcher and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She runs the Self-Compassion Research Lab, where… — Brené Brown Common humanity Copy Share Image
“There are lots of great teachers and speakers - you'll just need to find one who will dress up, clean up, and… — Brené Brown Great teachers Copy Share Image
“Pretending not to be hurt is choosing to become imprisoned by the dark emotion we have experienced—recognizing and feeling our way through… — Brené Brown Freedom Copy Share Image
“For many of us, our first response to vulnerability and pain of these sharp points is not to lean into the discomfort… — Brené Brown Pain Copy Share Image
“If the goal is authenticity and they don't like me, I'm okay. If the goal is being liked and they don't like… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“Vault: Learning how to keep confidences, to recognize what's ours to share and what's not. The challenge is to stop using gossip,… — Brené Brown Common enemy Copy Share Image
“Current neuroscience research shows that the pain and feelings of disconnection are often as real as physical pain. And just as healing… — Brené Brown Disconnection Copy Share Image
We would solve a lot of huge problems that are causing massive suffering. Poverty, violence, homophobia, heterosexism, racism, the environment - all… — Brené Brown Bigs Copy Share Image
The truth is, I'm a storyteller. And it scares me, because my training as an academic is that the more accessible you… — Brené Brown Academic Copy Share Image
People may call what happens at midlife 'a crisis,' but it's not. It's an unraveling - a time when you feel a… — Brené Brown Crisis Copy Share Image
“But then, if it’s the case that we can care about citizens and the police, shouldn’t the rallying cry just be All… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Mindfulness: Taking a balanced approach to negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. We cannot ignore our pain and… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. — Brené Brown Imperfection Copy Share Image
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 About Copy Share Image
