2024-12-19
53 分钟Embrace the raw courage found in vulnerability. Researcher Brené Brown shares her personal journey confronting shame to live and work wholeheartedly - the profound experiences that allowed her to develop paradigm-shifting perspectives on vulnerability, daring leadership, and showing up authentically. You can find Brené at: Website | Instagram | Brené's Podcasts | Episode Transcript If you LOVED this episode you’ll also love the conversations we had with Elizabeth Gilbert about bringing your whole self to your life. Check out our offerings & partners: Join My New Writing Project: Awake at the WheelVisit Our Sponsor Page For Great Resources & Discount Codes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One of the things that I say that maybe pisses people off more than anything else I say, whether it's leaders, parents, is that we cannot give people what we don't have and we can't ask people to do what we're not doing.
And that makes people crazy.
And I get it as a parent, especially because you know, when I tell parents, you can't raise a child with a greater sense of resilience than your own.
You can't raise a child with more self compassion than what you have.
They get twitchy, they get crunchy and yeah, but when I tell people I'm not sure that you can love a child more than you love yourself, people get hostile.
So what if daring to be open and real unlocked not just your greatest potential, but also pretty much everything good in every relationship or experience you could ever have?
What if the thing that so many of us fear most that others will discover how flawed and human and real we are, is actually the gateway to the life we so desperately want to live?
And what if choosing courage over comfort opened the doors to a world and a life you never imagined?
These are just some of the questions that I dive into with Brene Brown.
So Brene has spent the last two decades studying the transformational power of vulnerability.
Author of six number one New York Times bestsellers, Brene's really inspiring research on courage, worthiness and shame has enlightened millions worldwide.
And a research professor at University of Houston, she's a leading voice on topics like empathy, resilience and living a wholehearted life.
Her groundbreaking TED talk on the power of vulnerability has now been viewed over 60 million times.
And I really love Brene's ability to translate complicated academic concepts into just accessible language and stories.
And speaking of stories, she is a deeply compelling storyteller who will draw you in, then open your heart in no small part by sharing hers with you first.
In fact, the conversation that unfolded between us moved both of us to tears at various points.
Brene was so beautifully real, raw, candid and wise.
As a best of episode, every part of this conversation is as relevant today, maybe more so given the current climate, than it was the day we talked.
As Brene notes, there is incredible power in the willingness to be seen in owning our stories.
We can own our lives.