Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement. Brene Brown couragedestructivedisengagement Change image and 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 couragefailfind share on social
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. Brene Brown couragedaredifficult Change image and share on social
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. Brene Brown capacitycareconnection Change image and share on social
What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am? Brene Brown feelgreatlet Change image and share on social
There is no innovation and creativity without failure. Period. Brene Brown creativityfailureinnovation Change image and share on social
When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in. Brene Brown attentionbeginhurt Change image and share on social
When we're looking for compassion, we need someone who is deeply rooted, is able to bend and, most of all, embraces us for our strengths and struggles. Brene Brown bendcompassiondeeply 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 breakcapacityengage Change image and share on social
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. Brene Brown experiencehappinesshave Change image and share on social