Brene Brown
Brene Brown
Brené Brownis an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Over the last twelve years she has been involved in research on a range of topics, including vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She is the author of two #1 New York Times Bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfectionand Daring Greatly. She and her work have been featured on PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth18 November 1965
CountryUnited States of America
There is no creativity without vulnerability.
I think a lot of us are multiple things that don't always fit together neatly in a bio box.
We have to be women we want our daughters to be.
When perfectionism is driving us, shame is riding shotgun and fear is that annoying backseat driver!
Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant.
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.
[I] never talk about gratitude and joy separately, for this reason. In 12 years, I've never interviewed a single person who would describe their lives as joyful, who would describe themselves as joyous, who was not actively practicing gratitude.
When we lose our tolerance for vulnerability, joy becomes foreboding.
If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about this and that, I think you've got this wrong" - then not only do I invite that, I freaking love that. I love that. I'm an academic. I'm hardwired for a good debate.
What we know matters but who we are matters more.
We can’t practice compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves kindly.
Loving and accepting ourselves are the ultimate acts of courage.
Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.
Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.