When we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us.
BRENE BROWNWhen we free ourselves, we automatically free everyone around us.
BRENE BROWNShame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNThis global pandemic is a real case of “getting sick together” or “staying well together.
BRENE BROWNWe must learn how to lean into our vulnerability, stay curious, and practice courage.
BRENE BROWNMaybe stories are just data with a soul.
BRENE BROWNNostalgia is also a dangerous form of comparison. Think about how often we compare our lives to a memory that nostalgia has so completely edited that it never really existed.
BRENE BROWNI’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
BRENE BROWNShame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
BRENE BROWNBe you and serve up some belonging wherever you are.
BRENE BROWNFeeling and owning our own shit instead of working it out on others is key.
BRENE BROWNWe don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.
BRENE BROWNNever take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
BRENE BROWNhe broken hearted are the bravest among us. They had the courage to love.
BRENE BROWNWe all have patterned ways of dealing with anxiety that are often set up in our first families. Understanding how and why can set us free.
BRENE BROWNWe cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.
BRENE BROWNDaring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.
BRENE BROWN