“The reckoning is how we walk into our story; the rumble is where we own it. The goal of the rumble is to get honest about the stories we're making up about our struggles, to revisit, challenge, and reality-check these narratives.”

American academic, author and podcaster

Brené Brown is an American academic, author, and podcaster. She is known for her work on courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and for bringing those ideas into a wider public conversation through her writing and audio work. Her work is rooted in research and clear, direct explanation, which has made her a familiar voice in discussions of emotional resilience and human connection. On this site, 80 quotes are attributed to her.