We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children. — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
“My job is to help my children believe in and belong to themselves.” — Brené Brown Believe Copy Share Image
Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process. — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
I believe in the healing power of laughter. I believe laughter forces us to breathe. — Brené Brown Believe Copy Share Image
At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized. — Brené Brown Able Copy Share Image
“We have to listen to understand in the same way we want to be understood.” — Brené Brown Communication Copy Share Image
We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude. — Brené Brown Gratitude Copy Share Image
All the stuff that keeps you safe from feeling scary emotions? They also keep you from feeling the good emotions. You have… — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
There really is "no effort without error and shortcoming" and there really is no triumph without vulnerability. — Brené Brown Effort Copy Share Image
“When all that binds us is what we believe rather than who we are, changing our mind or challenging the collective ideology… — Brené Brown Changing mind Copy Share Image
“There is a full spectrum of human emotions and when we numb the dark, we numb the light.” — Brené Brown Human emotions Copy Share Image
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. — Brené Brown Inspiration Copy Share Image
Let go of who you think you should be in order to be who you are. Be imperfect and have compassion for… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“You can't ever do anything brave if you're wearing the straitjacket of 'What will people think?!” — Brené Brown Brave Copy Share Image
“Being ourselves means sometimes having to find the courage to stand alone, totally alone.” — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“Emotional upheavals touch every part of our lives. You don’t just lose a job, you don’t just get divorced. These things affect… — Brené Brown Life and death Copy Share Image
“I’m acknowledging that my ten-year-old self—the four-square champion who also won the slingshot contest on our street—has saved my butt at least… — Brené Brown Identity Copy Share Image
“True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
Wholehearted living is not like trying to reach a destination. It's like walking toward a star in the sky. We never really… — Brené Brown Destination Copy Share Image
Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be… — Brené Brown Acceptance Copy Share Image
Even to me the issue of "stay small, sweet, quiet, and modest" sounds like an outdated problem, but the truth is that… — Brené Brown Demand Copy Share Image
“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 Gratitude Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the most dangerous thing for kids is the silence that allows them to construct their own stories—stories that almost always cast… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
“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 Cell phone Copy Share Image
“After a year or two of sitting out, being called out, and sometimes being left out, I was sent to the office,… — Brené Brown New life Copy Share Image
“When we spend our lives waiting until we’re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and… — Brené Brown Bulletproof Copy Share Image
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 Barriers Copy Share Image
“Like most people, I always thought of hope as an emotion—like a warm feeling of optimism and possibility. I was wrong. I… — Brené Brown Emotion Copy Share Image
“Fear of the Dark I’ve always been prone to worry and anxiety, but after I became a mother, negotiating joy, gratitude, and… — Brené Brown Fear Copy Share Image
“Of this, I am actually certain. After collecting thousands of stories, I’m willing to call this a fact: A deep sense of… — Brené Brown Belong Copy Share Image
Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of… — Brené Brown Brave Copy Share Image
When we're defined by what people think we lose the courage to be vulnerable. — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time. — Brené Brown Braver Copy Share Image
Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back. — Brené Brown Fighting Copy Share Image
We need to change what we say and what we allow to be said in front of us. — Brené Brown Change Copy Share Image
Rest and play, are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise — Brené Brown Exercise Copy Share Image
We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history. — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
