Brene Brown Quotes on Shame

Shame is the most powerful master emotion. It’s the fear that we aren’t good enough.

Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.

Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen.

Shame is the birthplace of perfectionism.

Owning our story can be hard, but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it.

When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending.

If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.

Vulnerability is not weakness. It’s our greatest measure of courage.

Empathy is the antidote to shame.

Shame resilience is the ability to recognize shame, move through it constructively, and come out the other side with a stronger sense of self-worth.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.

Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. Shame dissipates when met with empathy.

Shame hates it when we reach out and tell our story. It hates having words wrapped around it.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.

Shame cannot survive empathy.

Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.

True belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world.

Our vulnerability is the core of our shame, but it is also the birthplace of our joy, creativity, and love.

The more we practice empathy, the more resilient we become to shame.

There is no innovation and creativity without failure, period.

Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don’t belong. You will always find it because you’ve made that your mission.

If we want to fully experience love and belonging, we must let go of the fear of not being worthy of it.

Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s about showing up and being seen.

Vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage.

Shame is a soul-eating emotion.

The challenge of our age is to reclaim the essential goodness of human nature.

You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.

When we stop caring about what other people think, we lose our capacity for connection.

Vulnerability is the only path to authentic connection.

Shame happens between people and is healed between people.

When you numb the dark, you numb the light.

Authenticity is a collection of choices that we have to make every day.

Shame cannot survive being spoken, but it thrives on silence.

Vulnerability is not about fear and grief; it is the birthplace of everything we are hungry for.

Compassion is not a virtue; it is a commitment.

Vulnerability is not winning or losing, it’s having the courage to show up and be seen.

Our capacity for wholeheartedness can never be greater than our willingness to be broken-hearted.

Authenticity is a daily practice. Choosing authenticity means cultivating the courage to be imperfect, to set boundaries and allow ourselves to be vulnerable.

Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity.

You either walk into your story and own your truth, or you live outside of your story, hustling for your worthiness.

The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a little braver each time.

Empathy is not connecting to an experience; it’s connecting to the emotions that underpin an experience.

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.

Shame loses its power when it is spoken and met with empathy.

Shame resilience is the ability to practice compassion towards ourselves and others in the face of shame.

It takes great courage to admit our mistakes and even greater courage to learn from them.

We don’t have to be perfect; we just have to show up and be real.

Shame thrives on secrecy, silence, and judgement. It withers away when it’s spoken.

Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.

Vulnerability is not about fear and grief; it is the birthplace of everything we’re hungry for.