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
It's about showing up. And sometimes I don't do it. I almost always regret it, but sometimes I don't do it. Sometimes I walk into a situation where I'm intimidated and I want to be liked and I want to fit in, and I don't choose authenticity. And it's always pretty miserable.
Who we are matters immeasurably more than what we know or who we want to be.
If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must believe that we are worthy of love and belonging.
At the end of my life I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.
If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a place of worthiness, we have to talk about the things that get in the way- especially shame, fear and vulnerability
Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect.
Are you the adult that you want your child to grow up to be?
The question isn't so much, Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult you want your child to grow up to be?
Dare to be the adults we want our children to be.
I don't just want someone who says they love me; I want someone who practices that love for me every day.
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)
It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift.
We have to be women we want our daughters to be.
Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection.