“Intuition is not a single way of knowing - it's our ability to hold space for uncertainty and our willingness to trust… — Brené Brown Faith Copy Share Image
Sufficiency isn't two steps up from poverty or one step short of abundance. It isn't a measure of barely enough or more… — Brené Brown Abundance Copy Share Image
“From Long Island to Silicon Valley, a fear of being perceived as weak forces men into pretending they are never afraid, lonely,… — Brené Brown Fear Copy Share Image
“Without purpose, meaning, and perspective, it is easy to lose hope, numb our emotions, or become overwhelmed by our circumstances. We feel… — Brené Brown Hope Copy Share Image
There was only one variable that separated the people who have a strong sense of love and belonging and the people who… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I believe that owning our worthiness is the act of acknowledging that we are sacred. Perhaps embracing vulnerability and overcoming numbing is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor… — Brené Brown Affection Copy Share Image
“Whenever I'm faced with a vulnerable situation, I get deliberate with my intentions by repeating this to myself: "Don't shrink. Don't puff… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Disengagement is the issue underlying the majority of problems I see in families, schools, communities, and organizations and it takes many forms,… — Brené Brown Disengagement Copy Share Image
“According to Dr. Hartling, in order to deal with shame, some of us move away by withdrawing, hiding, silencing ourselves, and keeping… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“we’re wired for story and in the absence of data we will rely on confabulations and conspiracies. When our children sense something… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“But here’s the tricky part about compassion and connecting: We can’t call just anyone. It’s not that simple. I have a lot… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
“Pain will subside only when we acknowledge it and care for it. Addressing it with love and compassion would take only a… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
“Daring greatly is not about winning or losing. It's about courage. In a world where scarcity and shame dominate and feeling afraid… — Brené Brown Courage 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 Racism Copy Share Image
Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal… — Brené Brown Ability Copy Share Image
If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
It's a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into… — Brené Brown Absolutes Copy Share Image
Why, when we know that there's no such thing as perfect, do most of us spend an incredible amount of time and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Here’s what’s interesting—especially for those who automatically think, You should feel like a terrible friend! or A little shame will help you… — Brené Brown Friendship 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 Copy Share Image
If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three ingredients to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Choosing authenticity is not an easy choice. E. E. Cummings wrote, “To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best,… — Brené Brown Authenticity Copy Share Image
“When we’re kind to ourselves, we create a reservoir of compassion that we can extend to others. Our children learn how to… — Brené Brown Compassion Copy Share Image
Everything that these folks are saying that they're trying to move away from, like comparison, perfectionism, judgement, and exhaustion as a status… — Brené Brown Comparison Copy Share Image
“How much we know and understand ourselves is critically important, but there is something that is even more essential to living a… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior.… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the… — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
“When we can let go of what other people think and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness—the feeling that… — Brené Brown Belonging 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
Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it- it can't survive being… — Brené Brown Guilt Copy Share Image
We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we're willing to… — Brené Brown Age Copy Share Image
“What Makes Up Resilience? If you look at the current research, here are five of the most common factors of resilient people:… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“simply a member of a culture that at one time normalized that behavior, it shaped us. We can’t undo that level of… — Brené Brown Black lives Copy Share Image
“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor… — Brené Brown Affection Copy Share Image
“As a matter of fact, we are wired for connection. It’s in our biology. From the time we are born, we need… — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
“We each have the choice in any setting to step back and let go of the mindset of scarcity. Once we let… — Brené Brown Poverty Copy Share Image
“But this work has forced me to see that it's our fear of the unknown and our fear of being wrong that… — Brené Brown Courage to change Copy Share Image
