Then I tell my
Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and to know they’re not alone. It’s the combination of the researcher-storyteller part. Brené Brown
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Then I tell my own story. The two things that people really need to transform is language to understand their experience and to know they’re not alone. It’s the combination of the researcher-storyteller part. Brené Brown
I can’t even think of the right word, but it’s not help. It’s more like a prerequisite. I think connection is why we’re here, it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and belonging is in our DNA. And so tribe and belonging are irreducible needs, like love. Brené Brown
Someone asked me very recently why I have 8 million views on TED – your work resonates, what are you doing? What I think my contribution is, what I do well, is I name experiences that are very universal that no one really talks about. That’s the researcher in me; that’s really part of being … Read more
It’s a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into the research, I really thought that there are authentic people and inauthentic people, period. What I found is, there people who practice authenticity and people who don’t. The people who practice authenticity work … Read more
That’s really part of being a grounded theory researcher – putting names to concepts and experiences that people have. Brené Brown
I am a storyteller and a researcher, and I’m sorry the world has a hard time straddling the tension of those two things, but that’s who I am. Brené Brown
I think a lot of us are looking for the same thing. Brené Brown
When you don’t put your initials behind your name, and I’ve got tons of them, and when you talk about storytelling or love or gratitude, you’re diminishing your legitimacy and importance in this world. Brené Brown
Authenticity is also about the courage and the vulnerability to say, Yeah, I’ll try it. I feel pretty uncomfortable and I feel a little vulnerable, but I’ll try it! Brené Brown
I’m an academic. I’m hardwired for a good debate. Brené Brown