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  • Written by: Brené Brown
  • Narrated by: Brené Brown
  • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (3,056 ratings)

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The Power of Vulnerability

Written by: Brené Brown
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Publisher's Summary

Show Up and Let Yourself be Seen

Is vulnerability the same as weakness? “In our culture,” teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty. Yet we too often lose sight of the fact that vulnerability is also the birthplace of joy, belonging, creativity, authenticity, and love.” On The Power of Vulnerability, Dr. Brown offers an invitation and a promise - that when we dare to drop the armor that protects us from feeling vulnerable, we open ourselves to the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Here she dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and reveals that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.

The Power of Vulnerability is a very personal project for me,” Brené explains. “This is the first place that all of my work comes together. This audio course draws from all three of my books - it’s the culmination of everything I’ve learned over the past twelve years. I'm very excited to weave it all into a truly comprehensive form that shows what these findings and insights can mean in our lives.”

Guidance and Insights for Wholehearted Living

Over the past twelve years, Dr. Brené Brown has interviewed hundreds of people as part of an ongoing study of vulnerability. “The research shows that we try to ward disappointment with a shield of cynicism, disarm shame by numbing ourselves against joy, and circumvent grief by shutting off our willingness to love,” explains Dr. Brown. When we become aware of these patterns, she teaches, we begin to become conscious of how much we sacrifice in the name of self-defense -and how much richer our lives become when we open ourselves to vulnerability.

“In my research,” Dr. Brown says, “the word I use to describe people who can live from a place of vulnerability is wholehearted.” Being wholehearted is a practice—one that we can choose to cultivate through empathy, gratitude, and awareness of our vulnerability armor. Join this engaging and heartfelt teacher on The Power of Vulnerability as she offers profound insights on leaning into the full spectrum of emotions—so we can show up, let ourselves be seen, and truly be all in.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Cultivating shame resilience—the key to developing a sense of worth and belonging.
  • Vulnerability as the origin point for innovation, adaptability, accountability, and visionary leadership.
  • Our emotional armory - how we use perfectionism, numbing, and other tactics to avoid feeling vulnerable.
  • The myths of vulnerability - common misconceptions about weakness, trust, and self-sufficiency.
  • Discovering your vulnerability armor - recognizing what makes us shut down, and how we can change.
  • The 10 guideposts of wholehearted living - essential skills for becoming fully engaged in life.
  • Six hours of stories, warm humor, and transformative insights for living a life of courage, authenticity, and compassion from Dr. Brené Brown.
©2012 Brené Brown (P)2012 Brené Brown

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Meaningful research

Looking inward is hard. Having guidance and acceptance at the same time very helpful. Thanks for your perspective . Enjoyed the authentic experience!

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Don't read anything else but this on Vulnerability

I loved this book, I love Brené! Anything from her is always like she's speaking directly to you. I highly recommend this book!

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Something for everyone

I found the way the author conveyed a very difficult subject in a straight forward manner extremely helpful.
Her narration was funny and relatable and made very serioys subject matter something I wantes to learn more about.

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I absolutely love Brene work. I’ve been following her for a while now, and each book I listen to, purchase the book to read along and highlight, I state...”This is my new bible”. Until the next book is in my hands. Now I’m on to Daring Greatly. Can’t wait to finish. Love you Brene.

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Always the best from Brene Brown

Never disappointed from this woman's work. She's real, she's vulnerable and she changes lives.

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Thank you Brene

Loved it! Every word she speaks is a gem. Every book a work of art.

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Highly recommended

This talk provides a detailed breakdown of different components that form our characteristics. It helped me greatly understanding how habits such as negative self talk, guilt, shame, etc, impact our mental state and behaviour. There are too many texan references in the talk!

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Easy to understand and on point

Many good points. Worth listening to if you dare to consider living a more wholehearted life.

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Mind blowing

If you’re looking for a talk to give you the tools to open up, be there for others and live and help others live the best lives they can, this is it.

I’m a sucker for these books/talks, but seriously, I spent half this “book” with my mouth wide open in awe. She blew my mind. Wow.

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Very good listen from an excellent speaker who seems to excel in being human. Will listen to again as I’m sure I missed something or just need to hear it again.

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