Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
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If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
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Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.
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During a time of deep uncertainty and anxiety – when many of us have struggled to be our best selves all of the time – apologizing has never been more important.
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Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.
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Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.
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Don’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
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Connect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
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Nostalgia 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.
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We either stay sick together or we get well together.
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Anxiety is one of the most contagious emotions – that’s why it always takes down groups of people, not just individuals.
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Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.
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Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
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Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.
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We 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.
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I’ve found what makes children happy doesn’t always prepare them to be courageous, engaged adults.
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