Top 10 Quotes from Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Another Top 10 Quotes post coming your way. Read on to see the quotes that stood out to me and continue to resonate with me from Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown. You can read the full book review here.
“Like all of the experiences in this book, both our anxiety and our fear need to be understood and respected, perhaps even befriended. We need to pull up a chair and sit with them, understand why they’re showing up, and ask ourselves what there is to learn.”
“We know from the research that unwanted identity is the most powerful elicitor of shame. If you want to know what’s likely to trigger shame for you, just fill in this sentence stem: It’s really important for me not to be perceived as ______.”
“As researcher and writer Sherry Turkle says, “Boredom is your imagination calling to you.”
“There are too many people in the world today who decide to live disappointed rather than risk feeling disappointment.”
“Rather than walking in your shoes, I need to learn how to listen to the story you tell about what it’s like in your shoes and believe you even when it doesn’t match my experiences.”
“Shame happens between people and it heals between people. Even if I feel it alone, shame is the way I see myself through someone else’s eyes. Self-compassion is often the first step to healing shame-we need to be kind to ourselves before we can share our stories with someone else.”
“We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.”
“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.”
“Because we can feel belonging only if we have the courage to share our most authentic selves with people, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”
“I know, from the research and my experiences, that when it comes to parenting, what makes children happy in the moment is not always what leads them to developing deeper joy, grounded confidence, and meaningful connection.”
