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Brené Brown, born on November 18, 1965, is an American professor, author, and podcast host. She is best known for her research on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. Brown gained widespread recognition with her 2010 TEDx talk, "The Power of Vulnerability," which has amassed millions of views. more Brené Brown, born on November 18, 1965, is an American professor, author, and podcast host. She is best known for her research on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. Brown gained widespread recognition with her 2010 TEDx talk, "The Power of Vulnerability," which has amassed millions of views. She has authored several bestselling books, including "Daring Greatly" (2012) and "Braving the Wilderness" (2017). In 2019, Brown launched "Unlocking Us," a podcast that explores meaningful conversations. She holds the Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the University of Houston. Notably, Brown's work led to her Netflix special, "The Call to Courage," in 2019. less

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"We can only love others as much as we love ourselves."
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"The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance."
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"Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection."
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"You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness."
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"The opposite of belonging is fitting in."
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"We don't have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to."
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"True belonging is not passive. It’s not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It’s not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it’s safer. It’s a practice that requires vulnerability to get uncomfortable and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are."
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"We feel lonely when we think we are supposed to be in community with others, but we are trapped behind a facade of perfection."
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"Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance."
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"When you hold someone accountable for hurtful or inappropriate behavior, you're not showing them disrespect – you're showing them respect."
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"The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our lovability, divinity, and creativity."
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"People may call what happens at midlife a 'crisis,' but it’s not. It’s an unravelling a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you’re ‘supposed’ to live."
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"To love ourselves and support each other in the process of becoming real is perhaps the greatest single act of daring greatly"
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"Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us"
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"Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame"
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