If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
BRENE BROWNIf we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
BRENE BROWNWe must be committed to getting back up and beginning again the exact same number of times that we fall, trip, or get pushed down.
BRENE BROWNWant to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
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 BROWNTo love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly.
BRENE BROWNEmbracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy – the experiences that make us the most vulnerable.
BRENE BROWNThe systen is not broken. It was built this way.
BRENE BROWNHave you ever struggled with feeling lonely – even when you’re surrounded by people you love? I have. It’s painful and confusing.
BRENE BROWNCourage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
BRENE BROWNCourage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
BRENE BROWNGratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
BRENE BROWNThe dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
BRENE BROWNWe don’t need to do awkward, brave, and kind alone. We were never meant to.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.
BRENE BROWNThis global pandemic is a real case of “getting sick together” or “staying well together.
BRENE BROWNDaring Leaders are never silent about hard things.
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