She teaches and researches social work and much of what she talks about comes – disertation style – from her examination of real life case studies, interviews with a wide range of people, and analysis of her own findings then repackaged into something regular people (rather than academics) might learn from.īrené Brown opens her “special” (talk? presentation?) with a light introduction so we get to know her immediately (“It’s a Texas thing: I’ve always got my purse and an exit plan.”), and then puts herself right into her own topic of courage and vulnerability via the subject of the cover pictures chosen for her books. The books tend to be found amongst self-help titles, but Brown is no psychologist or guru. It’s a great introduction to her, and you might track one down afterward. As the introduction says, Brené Brown “spent twenty years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, wrote five New York Times number one bestsellers, and her TED talk is one of the most watched in the world.” I’m already familiar with a couple of her books, but you don’t have to be to watch Brené Brown: The Call to Courage.
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