Shame is a tool of oppression and dehumanization. I don’t believe shame will ever be an effective social just tool.
BRENE BROWNIf we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.
More Brene Brown Quotes
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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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Courageous leadership is a practice.
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Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social disconnection.
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Shame derives its power from being unspeakable.
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If you own this story you get to write the ending.
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What 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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Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.
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Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.
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We’re a nation hungry for more joy: Because we’re starving from a lack of gratitude.
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Just because someone isn’t willing or able to love us, it doesn’t mean that we are unlovable.
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I am not here to be right.
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Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.
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Have you ever struggled with feeling lonely – even when you’re surrounded by people you love? I have. It’s painful and confusing.
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We can’t call ourselves free or brave when we keep running from the truth.
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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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