Brene Brown Quotes And Sayings

A Deep Sense Of Love And Belonging Is An Irreducible Need Of All People. We Are Biologically, Cognitively, Physically, And Spiritually Wired To Love, To Be Loved, And To Belong. When Those Needs Are Not Met, We Don't Function As We Were Meant To. We Break. We Fall Apart. We Numb. We Ache. We Hurt Others. We Get Sick.

One Thing That I Tell People All The Time Is, 'I'm Not Going To Answer A Call From You After Nine O'clock At Night Or Before Nine O'clock In The Morning Unless It's An Emergency.'

To Me, A Leader Is Someone Who Holds Her- Or Himself Accountable For Finding Potential In People And Processes. And So What I Think Is Really Important Is Sustainability.

I've Learned That Men And Women Who Are Living Wholehearted Lives Really Allow Themselves To Soften Into Joy And Happiness. They Allow Themselves To Experience It.

When The People We Love Stop Paying Attention, Trust Begins To Slip Away And Hurt Starts Seeping In.

I Can Encourage My Daughter To Love Her Body, But What Really Matters Are The Observations She Makes About My Relationship With My Own Body.

When You Get To A Place Where You Understand That Love And Belonging, Your Worthiness, Is A Birthright And Not Something You Have To Earn, Anything Is Possible.

Guilt Is Just As Powerful, But Its Influence Is Positive, While Shame's Is Destructive. Shame Erodes Our Courage And Fuels Disengagement.

The Uncertainty Of Parenting Can Bring Up Feelings In Us That Range From Frustration To Terror.

In My Research, I've Interviewed A Lot Of People Who Never Fit In, Who Are What You Might Call 'Different': Scientists, Artists, Thinkers. And If You Drop Down Deep Into Their Work And Who They Are, There Is A Tremendous Amount Of Self-acceptance.

Ironically, Parenting Is A Shame And Judgment Minefield Precisely Because Most Of Us Are Wading Through Uncertainty And Self-doubt When It Comes To Raising Our Children.

I'm Not A Parenting Expert. In Fact, I'm Not Sure That I Even Believe In The Idea Of 'Parenting Experts.' I'm An Engaged, Imperfect Parent And A Passionate Researcher. I'm An Experienced Mapmaker And A Stumbling Traveler. Like Many Of You, Parenting Is By Far My Boldest And Most Daring Adventure.

As A Shame Researcher, I Know That The Very Best Thing To Do In The Midst Of A Shame Attack Is Totally Counterintuitive: Practice Courage And Reach Out!

Kids Who Have An Understanding Of How And Why Their Feelings Are What They Are Are Much More Likely To Talk To Us About What's Happening, And They Have Better Skills To Work It Out.

I've Learned A Lot Since I Was A New Mother. My Approach To Struggle And Shame Now Is To Talk To Yourself Like You'd Talk To Someone You Love And Reach Out To Tell Your Story.

The Difficult Thing Is That Vulnerability Is The First Thing I Look For In You And The Last Thing I'm Willing To Show You. In You, It's Courage And Daring. In Me, It's Weakness.

Perfectionism Is Not The Same Thing As Striving To Be Our Best. Perfectionism Is Not About Healthy Achievement And Growth; It's A Shield.

Normally, When Someone We Love Is Turning Away From A Struggle, We Self-protect By Also Turning Away. That's Definitely My First Response. I Think Change Is More Likely To Happen If Both Partners Have Common Language And A Shared Lens To See Problems.

Our Need For Certainty In An Endeavor As Uncertain As Raising Children Makes Explicit 'How-to-parent' Strategies Both Seductive And Dangerous.