When the people we love stop paying attention, trust begins to slip away and hurt starts seeping in.
Brene Brown
Loss Of Trust, Emotional Neglect, Painful Disconnection, Trust, Neglect, Pain
Brene Brown’s Quotes On Topics
Role Model | Daily Vulnerability | Being | Inner Values | Meaningful Friendships | Nostalgia | Boundaries | Struggle | Pain Awareness | Debunking Myths | Self-Love | Emotional Bravery | Story Ownership | Coping Mechanisms | Compassion | Rest | Embracing Joy | Embodied Knowledge | Emotional Success | Openness | More
More Brene Brown Quotes
“I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.” Brene Brown
Vulnerability Lessons, Childhood Discomfort, Building Strength, Vulnerability, Strength, Lessons
Brene Brown Vulnerability Lessons, Childhood Discomfort, Building Strength, Vulnerability, Strength, Lessons“Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy.” Brene Brown
Embracing Vulnerabilities, Emotional Risk, True Belonging, Vulnerability, Love, Joy
Brene Brown Embracing Vulnerabilities, Emotional Risk, True Belonging, Vulnerability, Love, Joy“Until we can receive with an open heart, we’re never really giving with an open heart. When we attach judgment to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgment to giving help.” Brene Brown
Open Heart, Receiving Giving, Removing Judgment, Heart, Giving, Receiving
Brene Brown Open Heart, Receiving Giving, Removing Judgment, Heart, Giving, Receiving“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don't function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.” Brene Brown
Love Belonging, Human Need, Wired Connection, Love, Spirituality, Growth
Brene Brown Love Belonging, Human Need, Wired Connection, Love, Spirituality, Growth“Connection gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” Brene Brown
Purpose Through Connection, Life’s Meaning, Human Bonding, Connection, Purpose, Meaning
Brene Brown Purpose Through Connection, Life’s Meaning, Human Bonding, Connection, Purpose, Meaning“There is no innovation and creativity without failure.” Brene Brown
Innovation Process, Creativity Challenges, Accepting Failure, Innovation, Creativity, Failure
Brene Brown Innovation Process, Creativity Challenges, Accepting Failure, Innovation, Creativity, Failure“To see and to be seen. That is the truest nature of love.” Brene Brown
Essence Of Love, Mutual Recognition, Being Seen, Love, Connection, Recognition
Brene Brown Essence Of Love, Mutual Recognition, Being Seen, Love, Connection, Recognition“I’m slowing learning how to straddle the tension that comes with understanding I am tough and tender, brave and afraid, strong and struggling-all of these things, all of the time. I’m working on letting go of having to be one or the other and embracing the wholeness of wholeheartedness.” Brene Brown
Emotional Wholeness, Balancing Strengths, Personal Growth, Balance, Growth, Wholeness
Brene Brown Emotional Wholeness, Balancing Strengths, Personal Growth, Balance, Growth, Wholeness“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
Body Image, Teaching Confidence, Parental Influence, Confidence, Image, Influence
Brene Brown Body Image, Teaching Confidence, Parental Influence, Confidence, Image, Influence“I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” Brene Brown
Story Ownership, Brave Healing, Personal Acceptance, Story, Healing, Acceptance
Brene Brown Story Ownership, Brave Healing, Personal Acceptance, Story, Healing, Acceptance“Maybe stories are just data with a soul.” Brene Brown
Soulful Stories, Data Insight, Narrative Power, Stories, Data, Soul
Brene Brown Soulful Stories, Data Insight, Narrative Power, Stories, Data, Soul“The opposite of belonging is fitting in.” Brene Brown
True Belonging, Authenticity, Emotional Acceptance, Belonging, Authenticity, Fitting
Brene Brown True Belonging, Authenticity, Emotional Acceptance, Belonging, Authenticity, Fitting“There’s no evidence that vulnerability is weakness.” Brene Brown
Strength Vulnerability, Emotional Proof, Courage Evidence, Vulnerability, Strength, Evidence
Brene Brown Strength Vulnerability, Emotional Proof, Courage Evidence, Vulnerability, Strength, Evidence“We can choose courage, or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.” Brene Brown
Courage Comfort, Choosing Bravery, Facing Challenges, Courage, Comfort, Choices
Brene Brown Courage Comfort, Choosing Bravery, Facing Challenges, Courage, Comfort, Choices“The truth is that falling hurts. The dare is to keep being brave and feel your way back up.” Brene Brown
Emotional Bravery, Recovery Strength, Brave Journey, Bravery, Strength, Truth
Brene Brown Emotional Bravery, Recovery Strength, Brave Journey, Bravery, Strength, Truth“Knowledge is important, but only if we’re being kind and gentle with ourselves as we work to discover who we are.” Brene Brown
Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Inner Kindness, Knowledge, Compassion, Journey
Brene Brown Self Discovery, Personal Growth, Inner Kindness, Knowledge, Compassion, Journey“Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic?” Brene Brown
Parent-Child Connection, Positive Parenting, Emotional Awareness, Parenting, Connection, Criticism
Brene Brown Parent-Child Connection, Positive Parenting, Emotional Awareness, Parenting, Connection, Criticism“I wasn’t really testing it on myself as much as I was learning from other people about what it meant to live and love with your whole heart, and then thinking, oh my god, I’m not doing that.” Brene Brown
Wholehearted Living, Love Learning, Self Realization, Living, Learning, Realization
Brene Brown Wholehearted Living, Love Learning, Self Realization, Living, Learning, Realization