“But there’s no equation where taking risks, braving uncertainty, and opening ourselves up to emotional exposure equals weakness.” — Brené Brown Doubt Copy Share Image
For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough. — Brené Brown Abundance Copy Share Image
I now see how gifts like courage, compassion, and connection only work when they are exercised. Every day. — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
We don't have to be perfect, just engaged and committed to aligning values with actions. — Brené Brown Action Copy Share Image
“When we feel good about the choices we're making and when we're engaging with the world from a place of worthiness rather… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The question isn't so much, Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult you want your child… — Brené Brown Adults Copy Share Image
I hesitate to use a pathologizing label, but underneath the so-called narcissistic personality is definitely shame and the paralyzing fear of being… — Brene Brown Being Copy Share Image
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver! — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The mark of a wild heart is living out the paradox of love in our lives. It's the ability to be tough… — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“Denying our children the opportunity to gain wisdom directly from the trees and dance in the moonlight with the other high lonesome… — Brené Brown Children Copy Share Image
In a highly critical, scarcity-based world, everyone's afraid to fail. As long as we're afraid to fail, we'll never come up with… — Brené Brown Afraid to fail Copy Share Image
I think laughter between people is a holy form of connection, of communion. It's the way you and I look at each… — Brené Brown Comedy Copy Share Image
“We feel love and we know pain. We feel hope and we know struggle. We see beauty and we survive trauma. We… — Brené Brown Beauty Copy Share Image
What we know matters, but who we are matters more. Being rather than knowing requires showing up and letting ourselves be seen.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Empathy doesn't require that we have the exact same experiences as the person sharing their story with us...Empathy is connecting with the… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“At the exact time that our society embraces shaming, blaming, judgment, and rejection, it also holds acceptance and belonging as immensely important.… — Brené Brown Belonging 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
“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
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
“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
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 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 Copy Share Image
Courage is like—it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by… — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“Perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life-paralysis.” — Brené Brown Addiction Copy Share Image
Ads sell a great deal more than products. They sell values, images, and concepts of success and worth. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I'm never more courageous than when I'm embracing imperfection, embracing vulnerabilities, and setting boundaries with the people in my life. — Brené Brown Boundaries Copy Share Image
“In a society that says, “Put yourself last,” self-love and self-acceptance are almost revolutionary. If” — Brené Brown Identity Copy Share Image
“The authenticity paradox: vulnerability is the last thing I want you to see in me and the first thing I look for… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and… — Brene Brown 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 Copy Share Image
“You learn how to plant your damn feet is what you do. You bend and stretch and grow, but you commit to… — Brené Brown 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. — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“And often the result of daring greatly isn’t a victory march as much as it is a quiet sense of freedom mixed… — Brené Brown Daring Copy Share Image
“In order to feel a true sense of belonging, I need to bring the real me to the table and I can… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“the more entrenched and reactive we are about an issue, the more we need to investigate our responses.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Spiritual connection and engagement is not built on compliance, it’s the product of love, belonging, and vulnerability.” — Brené Brown Love Copy Share Image
“We want to be part of something, but we need it to be real - not conditional or fake or constantly up… — Brené Brown Negotiation Copy Share Image
Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original… — Brené Brown Creativity Copy Share Image
