Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimize the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
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More Brene Brown Quotes
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Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
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If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
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Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
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Gratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
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We either stay sick together or we get well together.
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The purest form of joy comes to us in ordinary moments, and those moments can happen any place where gratitude is alive.
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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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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
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Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.
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We need to listen to Black women.
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Courage is listening, learning, unlearning, knowing when to lead, and knowing when to let others lead.
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What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
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Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.
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Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.
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