Let’s dive right in, shall we? (Also a swimming reference). “It wasn’t worth it to me to step into my power and play big because I didn’t know if I could literally physically stand the criticism.” “For me, the fear of shame, the fear of criticism, was so great in my life, up until that point, just paralyzing, that I engineered smallness in my life. It was so intense, and I identified so closely with what she was saying, that I held my breath and momentarily lost myself, until I had to come up for air.īy the way, Brown doesn’t know this was a conversation. There were a couple of times that I felt like I was drowning. I had to pause 21 times to quote it, to stare at the wall or my husband to process, and at one point, to cry.īrown uses a lot of swimming references which makes sense because she’s a swimmer, but it’s also appropriate because her words and delivery take your breath away. I watched it once you guys, just once, and got this much out of it the first time. It’s a 1-hour-and-16-minute wellness session that helps you come to terms with who you are, how you show up, how to forgive yourself and your partner, and so much more. Her Netflix special, the Call to Courage, is now streaming in 190 countries and 29 languages.

The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service in April 2019.Brené Brown is a research professor at The University of Houston studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 50 million views. Most recently Brown collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.

Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages and titles include: Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of five number one New York Times best-sellers, and is the host of the weekly Spotify Original podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Brown is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. BRENÉ BROWN is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.

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