Live-tweeting your bikini wax is not vulnerability. Nor is posting a blow-by-blow of your divorce . That's an attempt to hot-wire connection. But you can't cheat real connection. It's built up slowly. It's about trust and time. Brene Brown trust connection bikini share on social
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in our lives or may leave without a moment's notice, who may be loyal to the day they die or betray us tomorrow - that's vulnerability. Brene Brown die safety back share on social
The best marriages are the ones where we can go out in the world and really put ourselves out there. A lot of times we'll fail, and sometimes we'll pull it off. But good marriages are when you can go home and know that your vulnerability will be honored as courage, and that you'll find support. Brene Brown will marriage pull share on social
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.' Brene Brown clock call night Change image and share on social
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. Brene Brown work kid talk Change image and share on social
You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. Brene Brown paralyze shame start Change image and share on social
You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. Brene Brown imperfect struggle belong Change image and share on social
It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance. Brene Brown compassion hard authenticity Change image and share on social
I think our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted. It means engaging with the world from a place of vulnerability and worthiness. Brene Brown mean break worthiness Change image and share on social
Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think. Brene Brown tough vulnerability show Change image and share on social