Allie

“A study published in the October 22, 2014, issue of the journal Neuron suggests that the brain’s chemistry changes when we become curious, helping us better learn and retain information. But curiosity is uncomfortable because it involves uncertainty and vulnerability.”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.

“It’s always helpful to remember that when perfectionism is driving, shame is riding shotgun.”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.

“When we deny our stories and disengage from tough emotions, they don’t go away; instead, they own us, they define us.”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.

“Because we are compelled to make stories, we are often compelled to take incomplete stories and run with them.”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.