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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

Topics: Capacity Engaging Greater Means Never Our Place Than Think Vulnerability Willingness World Worthiness I Think

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When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.

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Topics: Attention Away Begins Hurt Love Paying People Slip Starts Stop Trust

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In my research, I've interviewed a lot of people who never fit in, who are what you might call 'different': scientists, artists, thinkers. And if you drop down deep into their work and who they are, there is a tremendous amount of self-acceptance.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Amount Artists Call Deep Different Down Drop Fit Lot Might Never People Research Scientists Thinkers Tremendous Tremendous Amount Who Work You

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I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body.

~Brene Brown

Topics: About Body Daughter Encourage Her Love Makes Matters My Own Observations Own Really Relationship She To Love I Can

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We're hardwired for connection. There's no arguing with the bioscience. But we can want it so badly we're trying to hot-wire it.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Arguing Badly Connection Trying Want

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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!

~Brene Brown

Topics: Attack Best Courage Know Midst Out Practice Reach Researcher Shame Thing Totally Very

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One of the things I did when I discovered this huge importance of being vulnerable is very happily moved away from the shame research, because that's such a downer, and people hate that topic. It's not that vulnerability is the upside, but it's better than shame, I guess.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Away Because Being Better Did Discovered Downer Guess Happily Hate Huge Importance Moved One Of The Things People Research Shame Than Things Topic Upside Very Vulnerability Vulnerable

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

~Brene Brown

Topics: Being Definitely Fear Hesitate Label Narcissistic Ordinary Personality Shame So-Called Underneath Use

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First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

~Brene Brown

Topics: Adult Anger Children First Foremost Kindness Model Need Our Own See Should Want Watch

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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

Topics: Courage Daring Difficult Difficult Thing First First Thing Last Look Me Show The First Thing Thing Vulnerability Weakness Willing You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 18th, 1965

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