Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
by Brené Brown
View on GoodreadsBrown's flagship synthesis of her shame and vulnerability research, arguing that vulnerability is not weakness but the precondition for courage, connection, and creativity.
Core ideas
- Shame is the fear of disconnection — "I am bad" — distinct from guilt ("I did something bad"); shame is corrosive and isolating, guilt is adaptive.
- "Wholehearted" living is a small set of practiced behaviors: cultivating authenticity, self-compassion, rest, play, calm — and letting go of perfectionism, scarcity, anxiety as a lifestyle.
- Vulnerability is the path through, not around — the Roosevelt "Man in the Arena" passage is the spine.
Published2012
Pages287
ISBN9781592407330
ReadDec 2020
