607 Quotes by Brené Brown

When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

Vulnerability pushed, I pushed back. I lost the fight, but probably won my life back.

Rest and play, are as vital to our health as nutrition and exercise

If you think dealing with issues like worthiness and authenticity and vulnerability are not worthwhile because there are more pressing issues, like the bottom line or attendance or standardized test scores, you are sadly, sadly mistaken. It underpins everything.

Perfectionism is self destructive simply because there's no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal.

Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic?

Lean into the discomfort of the work.

When you stop caring what people think, you lose your capacity for connection. When you're defined by it, you lose our capacity for vulnerability.

Our capacity for wholeheartednes s can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.