Resilience grows when we reality-check the expectations that shame hands us - Brene Brown
We earn trust in small moments—listening, keeping confidences, choosing curiosity over judgment - Brene Brown
Shame tells us we are the mistakes; compassion reminds us we are more than our worst moments - Brene Brown
Gratitude is incompatible with shame’s scarcity story; it reorients us to sufficiency and connection - Brene Brown
We cannot numb the dark without dimming the light; avoidance does not discriminate - Brene Brown
Boundaries are compassionate when they protect our values and keep resentment from taking root - Brene Brown
When we speak shame, we risk rejection; when we stay silent, we guarantee it—in ourselves - Brene Brown
Our stories are not prisons; they are maps when held with compassion - Brene Brown
We cannot practice empathy for others when we are locked in self-contempt - Brene Brown
Critical awareness asks, What messages define worthiness here, and who benefits from them - Brene Brown
We build shame resilience by recognizing triggers, practicing critical awareness, reaching out, and speaking our stories - Brene Brown
Shame is the fear of disconnection—the belief that if we are truly seen, we will not be worthy of love - Brene Brown
Connection requires vulnerability; we cannot both armor up and reach out at the same time - Brene Brown
Naming shame is our first act of resistance; language loosens its grip - Brene Brown
We move from shame to empathy when we hear, me too, and believe it - Brene Brown
