607 Quotes by Brené Brown

If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.

Yo can choose courage, or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both.

Mindfully practicing authenticity during our most soul-searching struggles is how we invite grace, joy and gratitude into our lives.

When we spend our lives waiting until we’re perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable, we squander our precious time, and we turn our backs on our gifts, those unique contributions that only we can make.

Spirituality is recognizing and celebrating that we are all inextricably connected to each other by a power greater than all of us and that our connection to that power and to one another is grounded in love and compassion. Practicing spirituality brings a sense of perspective, meaning, and purpose to our lives.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be and embracing who we are.

Belonging starts with self-acceptance... Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.

Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.

When we fail to set boundaries and hold people accountable, we feel used and mistreated.