Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It’s the fear that we’re not good enough.
BRENE BROWNIf you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.
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We either stay sick together or we get well together.
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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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Learning is hard. Unlearning is harder. Pretending that most of us don’t need to do either when it comes to racism is its own form of violence.
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Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love.
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The universe is not short on wake-up calls. We’re just quick to hit the snooze button.
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What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
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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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Our choices affect everyone around us. There is no such thing as “individual risk” or “individual wellness.
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Love is a powerful form of vulnerability and if you replace the word love with vulnerability in that line, it’s just as true.
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No matter how much we plan and prepare, life calls and we have to answer.
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Talk about your failures without apologizing.
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The willingness to show up changes us, It makes us a little braver each time.
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Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
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Being held accountable for racism and feeling shame is not the same thing as being shamed.
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