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" Kids who have an understanding of how and why their feelings are what they are are much more likely to talk to us about what's happening, and they have better skills to work it out. "

Brene Brown

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" Anonymous comments? You're not in the arena, man. If you can't say it to me in person in front of my kids, don't say it. "

" What's the greater risk? Letting go of what people think - or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am? "

" Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others. "

" 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. "

" It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance. "

" 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. "

" My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame resilience than you do. "

" I love to take, process and share photos - it fills me up. "

Brene Brown

Process

" 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. "

" In many ways, September feels like the busiest time of the year: The kids go back to school, work piles up after the summer's dog days, and Thanksgiving is suddenly upon us. "

" 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. "

" The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect. "

" We use work to numb out. We can't turn off our machines because we're afraid we're going to miss something. "

" 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! "

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

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

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" 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. "

" You cannot talk about race without talking about privilege. And when people start talking about privilege, they get paralyzed by shame. "

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