What Brené Brown has said about Shame resilience

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 23, 2026

Brené Brown, American research professor and author on vulnerability, shame, and courage, has been quoted on Shame resilience 3 times in 1 episode of The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant, most recently on April 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Brown says shame grows through silence, secrecy, and judgment.
“it needs three things to grow exponentially into every corner and crevice of your life. Silence, secrecy, and judgment”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 31:35
Brown argues empathy is the antidote to shame because it shows people they are seen and not alone.
“Shame cannot survive empathy because what empathy does is empathy first and foremost helps us believe and see I can be seen and I'm not alone”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 32:15
Brown says her physical signs of shame mirror a trauma response, which helps her recognize it.
“time slows down, I get tunnel vision, my armpits tingle, It is the exact same we have found in the research for 20 years, trauma response”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 36:35

The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 23, 2026 · 60 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment, how shame fuels violence and control, shame resilience, and imposter syndrome.