Braving the Wilderness: Reese's Book Club by Bren Brown

Braving the Wilderness: Reese's Book Club by Bren Brown

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection

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True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are. Social scientist Bren Brown, PhD, MSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives--experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.

Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts. Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.

Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work, where she holds the Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair. She also teaches management at the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business as a visiting professor. Brown has spent the last two decades researching bravery, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers, including The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her most recent book, Dare to Lead, which is the result of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. Her TEDx lecture, The Power of Vulnerability, is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with more than 50 million views. She also presents the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts. She's also the first researcher to have a Netflix video lecture.

On April 19, 2019, the Call to Courage special was released on the streaming service. Brené Brown and her husband, Steve, live in Houston, Texas. Ellen and Charlie are their two children.

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ISBN 13	9780812995848
ISBN 10	0812995848
Title	Braving the Wilderness: Reese's Book Club
Author	Bren Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2017-09-12
Number of pages	208
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