The idea of “I’m never enough” — beautiful enough, successful enough, thin enough, popular enough, loved enough, worthy enough — that’s shame. In order to overcome shame, you have to understand where the message comes from, what drove it, and how has it protected you in the past. You have to be willing to look it in the eye and say, ‘Thanks, I appreciate it, but I’m not subscribing anymore. I’ve got a new way of doing things, and maybe you kept me safe and small in the past, but I’m not doing that anymore.’

- Brene Brown

23 March 407
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