“Shame is the most powerful, master emotion. It's the fear that we're not good enough.”
— Brené Brown
Daring Greatly (2012)
Brown's research on shame revealed it as a universal human experience — the fear of disconnection. Naming it is the first step toward disarming it. She wants you to know you're not alone in feeling this way.
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