How does Catholicism contradict Brene Brown? (Lev 19:18) Practical implications?

**My background**: 4 years undergraduate in Catholic university including 3 unit Theology course on sex, love and marriage with M Scott Peck readings. Recently been following Brene Brown who says 'We can only love others as much as we love ourselves '. Example: If a socially struggling parent wants to love a socially struggling child, then the parent needs to love himself/herself by accepting his/her social struggles. **Question 1**: Which part of my understanding or assumptions below is wrong, and why? 1. It's an alternative interpretation to Love your neighbor as yourself (Lev 19:18) . 2. The usual interpretation is > Humans generally don't have difficulties loving themselves, and their task is to love others to the level they love themselves. (2) 3. Brene Brown discovers > Humans love others almost as much as themselves. Thus, they must love themselves more to love others more. (3) 4. Brene Brown calls self-love 'vulnerability' and loving others 'empathy'. [Edit: Alternatively, 'empathy' is one way to love others. I guess others would be generousity, hard work, etc] 5. Brene Brown says in order to have more empathy we need to have more vulnerability. 6. M Scott Peck does not say anything similar. 7. There is something in Catholic teaching that contradicts what Brene Brown said. --> **If this is true, please cite from the Bible or Catholic teaching.** 8. The Catholic Church agrees with (2) and disagrees with (3). **Question 2**: (If there is a disagreement) What specifically is the practical implication, if any? I really don't see how Brene Brown's interpretation of Lev 19:18 might make one a worse Catholic. For example, Headspace on Generousity has a similar idea and it seems to complement the Prayer for Generousity . But if Headspace and Brene Brown are so dangerously contradicting the , I hope to know right away so I can be unbrainwashed.