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
Hope is not an emotion; it's a way of thinking or a cognitive process.
Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.
Courage is telling our story, not being immune to criticism.
There’s nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen.
Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day. It's about the choice to show up and be real. The choice to be honest. The choice to let our true selves be seen.(page 49)
Hope is a function of struggle.
When you numb your pain you also numb your joy.
Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what we know about parenting.
Most people believe vulnerability is weakness. But really vulnerability is Courage. We must ask ourselves...are we willing to show up and be seen.
If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!” (p 272)
We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children.
Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.
Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both; it’s engaging. It’s being all in.
Joy, collected over time, fuels resilience - ensuring we'll have reservoirs of emotional strength when hard things do happen.