The Courage to be Vulnerable

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2015

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston’s graduate college of social work who has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity, and shame. Brené is the author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Daring Greatly, and with Sounds True she has created the audio learning course The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection, and Courage. In this episode, Tami Simon speaks with Brené about the cultural myth that equates vulnerability with weakness instead of recognizing it as the greatest measure of our courage. They also examine Brené’s research into the qualities that allow someone to live in a wholehearted way. (66 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses, and events.
0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, guest is Bernay Brown.
0:45.0	Bernay is a research professor
0:47.4	at the University of Houston's graduate college
0:50.0	of social work who has spent the past 10 years studying vulnerability, courage,
0:56.6	authenticity, and shame.
0:59.2	Her 2010 Ted X Houston Talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the most watched talks on
1:07.1	Ted.com with over 6 million views.
1:11.3	Brine is the author of the number one New York Times bestseller, Daring Greatly.
1:16.8	How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead. With sounds true,
1:25.0	Brenet has created a new audio series
1:28.5	that's also available as an interactive video course online called the Power of Vulnerable
1:36.6	teachings on authenticity, connection, and courage,
1:40.5	where she dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and reveals that it is in truth our most accurate measure of courage.
1:51.0	In this episode of Insights at the Edge,
1:54.0	Brena and I spoke about whole-heartedness
1:57.0	and what she learned from interviewing people
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