Quotes from Brene Brown

Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising our children.

The uncertainty of parenting can bring up feelings in us that range from frustration to terror.

I hesitate to use a pathologizing label, but underneath the so-called narcissistic personality is definitely shame and the paralyzing fear of being ordinary.

As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.

Women most often experience shame as a web of layered, conflicting, and competing social-community expectations. The expectations dictate who we should be, what we should be, how we should be.

Maybe stories are just data with a soul.

Timothy Ferriss

Fail often. Fail fast. Clean it up. Learn from it. Move on. Repeat.

We always get a re-set. Learn, move forward. We're all imperfect and growing!

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.

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.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.

Knowledge is important, but only if we're being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.

Lean into the discomfort of the work.

I believe joy is a spiritual practice we have to work at.

I've learned a lot since I was a new mother. My approach to struggle and shame now is to talk to yourself like you'd talk to someone you love and reach out to tell your story.

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It's enough. I'm enough. My kids are enough.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

As a shame researcher, I know that the very best thing to do in the midst of a shame attack is totally counterintuitive: Practice courage and reach out!

To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person.

At the end of the day I want to be able to say I contributed more than I criticized.

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.

Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence.

Believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic.