If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
BRENE BROWNIf you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.
BRENE BROWNGratitude. Remember they’re giving you their most precious resource: TIME!
BRENE BROWNShame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNVulnerability is the heart of sport. I love working with coaches and athletes.
BRENE BROWNDon’t try to win over the haters; you are not a jackass whisperer.
BRENE BROWNFeeling and owning our own shit instead of working it out on others is key.
BRENE BROWNFaith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.
BRENE BROWNWhat we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.
BRENE BROWNNever take yourself too seriously. Laugh, learn, keep it real.
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 BROWNVulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.
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 BROWNPerfectionism 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.
BRENE BROWNSocial distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.
BRENE BROWNConnect. It’s all about collective connection. Look into their eyes.
BRENE BROWNWhat is true and beautiful for us is always ultimately what is true and beautiful for our people because there is no such thing as one way liberation.
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