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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.
Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide
becca_w_'s review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Medical content, Self harm, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
I listed some things as content warnings but want to be clear that the majority of it is just mentioned in terms of being vulnerable and then moved on from.
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