We can have courage or we can have comfort, but we cannot have both. — Brené Brown Comfort Copy Share Image
“She was everything I thought she'd be. Fierce and kind. Gentle and tough.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Courage - To tell the story of who you are with your whole heart. — Brené Brown Courage Copy Share Image
We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly. — Brené Brown Compassion 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
If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally.… — Brené Brown Differences Copy Share Image
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. — Brené Brown Belonging Copy Share Image
The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
I've learned that men and women who are living wholehearted lives really allow themselves to soften into joy and happiness. They allow… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
When we deny our stories, They define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“The way to fight shame and to honor who we are is by sharing our experience with someone who has earned the… — Brené Brown Shame 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 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 Copy Share Image
One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock… — Brene Brown 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
“In fact, all of us are very susceptible to having our humiliating experiences turn to shame, especially when the person who is… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“We seem to have forgotten that even when we're utterly alone, we're connected to one another by something greater than group membership,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“In the absence of data, we will always make up stories. In fact, the need to make up a story, especially when… — Brene Brown Biology Copy Share Image
“One of the tragic ironies of modern life is that so many people feel isolated from each other by the very feelings… — Brené Brown Book Copy Share Image
“In Jungian circles, shame is often referred to as the swampland of the soul. I’m not suggesting that we wade out into… — Brené Brown Shame Copy Share Image
“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what… — Brené Brown Four elements Copy Share Image
“Life-paralysis refers to all of the opportunities we miss because we’re too afraid to put anything out in the world that could… — Brené Brown Fear Copy Share Image
“Betrayal is an important word with this guidepost. When we value being cool and in control over granting ourselves the freedom to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“THE phrase Daring Greatly is from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic.” The speech, sometimes referred to as “The Man in… — Brené Brown Communication Copy Share Image
“Even in the context of suffering—poverty, violence, human rights violations—not belonging in our families is still one of the most dangerous hurts.… — Brené Brown Compassion 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 Copy Share Image
“Either way, anger is a powerful catalyst but a life-sucking companion.” — Brené Brown Anger Copy Share Image
“The connection that we forge by judging and mocking others is not real connection,” — Brené Brown Connection Copy Share Image
“UnMarketing: “Don’t try to win over the haters; you’re not the jackass whisperer.” — Brené Brown Haters Copy Share Image
