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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

2 reviews

singalana's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

I watched Brené’s Ted talk about vulnerability, and it blew my mind. That talk prompted me to get this book. In my opinion, the author does a pretty good job discussing the research about vulnerability and wholeheartedness, and what kind of impact they have on our lives. If you’re going into this book expecting it to be an easy manual on how to be more vulnerable and start living more wholeheartedly, you might be out of luck. 

This book discusses a lot of ways in which we can be more vulnerable in our lives, but it’s not going to be easy. Because being vulnerable is painful and difficult and much harder than the alternative. The author shares examples and stories from her own life, which I really enjoyed. Since this book is obviously written by a scientist, those stories make this more accessible to the broader audience.

I think that this book might open more on the second read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

readingthroughthelists's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

I felt no compulsion to read this book cover-to-cover, choosing instead those parts that seemed most helpful/relevant: the chapters on vulnerability, shame, and their effect on education. The definition of shame as the fear of disconnection and loss, as a social wound, was particularly helpful, as were the strategies we often use to shield ourselves from vulnerability.

I wouldn’t say Daring Greatly changed my life, but it did give me some paradigms to think over and some new vocabulary to use during conversations with my friends and my therapist. Even more importantly, I think it’s enough of a “beginner book” to recommend to other people just starting their own journey into the interior recesses of the soul.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide