“The place of true belonging, it's the bravest and most sacred place you'll stand.” — Brené Brown Community Copy Share Image
“Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed.” — Brené Brown Disappointed Copy Share Image
Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self acceptance. — Brené Brown Acceptance Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. — Brené Brown Birthplace Copy Share Image
I think that shame is a universal, paralyzing, painful emotion. — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
To live with courage, purpose, and connection - to be the person whom we long to be - we must again be… — Brené Brown Connections Copy Share Image
Self-compassion is key because when we're able to be gentle with ourselves in the midst of shame, we're more likely to reach… — Brené Brown Able Copy Share Image
When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness, is a birthright and not something you… — Brené Brown Anything is possible Copy Share Image
“There is no true belonging, only an unspoken treaty to hate the same people. This fuels our spiritual crisis of disconnection.” — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
But I don't think it's as dangerous, scary, or terrifying as getting to the end of our lives and wondering, what if… — Brené Brown Dangerous Copy Share Image
Shame: We all have it. It's that gremlin that says 'I'm not enough.' Or, if you're feeling pretty confident,...'ooh, who do you… — Brené Brown Confident Copy Share Image
Daring greatly means the courage to be vulnerable. It means to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need.… — Brené Brown Asks Copy Share Image
Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic? — Brené Brown Children 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
“People may call what happens at midlife “a crisis,” but it’s not. It’s an unraveling—a time when you feel a desperate pull… — Brené Brown Crisis Copy Share Image
“We can’t make a list of all of the “bad” emotions and say, “I’m going to numb these” and then make a… — Brené Brown Emotions Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous… Vulnerability is the birthplace of connection and the path to the feeling… — Brené Brown Birthplace Copy Share Image
One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the… — Brene Brown Away Copy Share Image
“When we lose our tolerance for discomfort, we lose joy. In fact, addiction research shows us that an intensely positive experience is… — Brené Brown Relapse 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… — Brené Brown Destructive Copy Share Image
“The sorting we do to ourselves and to one another is at best, unintentional and reflexive; at worst, it's stereotyping that dehumanizes.… — Brené Brown Paradox Copy Share Image
“Caroline mi-a spus ca, ori de cate ori se simte rusinata, incepe imediat sa repete cuvantul cu voce tare: "durere, durere, durere".… — Brené Brown Amor Copy Share Image
“The important thing to know about worthiness is that it doesn't have prerequisites. Most of us, on the other hand, have a… — Brené Brown Worthiness Copy Share Image
“Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are. Choosing… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“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 Every step Copy Share Image
“The new cultural belief that everything should be fun, fast, and easy is inconsistent with hopeful thinking. It also sets us up… — Brené Brown Faith Copy Share Image
“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 Common humanity Copy Share Image
Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“the women and men I interviewed who had the strongest sense of true belonging stayed zoomed in. They didn’t ignore what was… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic. — Brené Brown Authentic Copy Share Image
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you can't have both. — Brené Brown Choose Copy Share Image
Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough. — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
“who we are' is at least as important as 'what we want to achieve.” — Brené Brown Achieve Copy Share Image
We're raising children who have little tolerance for disappointment — Brené Brown Child Copy Share Image
Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we're all in this together. — Brené Brown Imperfection Copy Share Image
In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail. — Brené Brown Afraid to fail Copy Share Image
