(A central anecdote tells of an emotional breakdown that led to a visit with a therapist, to whom Brown then issued a list of approved discussion topics.) It summarizes a decade of Brown’s research on shame, framing her weightiest discoveries in self-deprecating and personal terms. “We can pretend that we have nothing to learn, or we can take this opportunity to own the truth and make a better future for ourselves and others.”īrown, 54, is perhaps best known for her TEDx talk “The Power of Vulnerability.” Recorded at an event in Houston in 2010, the talk is one of the five most popular in TED history, with more than 60 million views. “A crisis highlights all of our fault lines,” Brown said, speaking by phone last week from the house in Houston where she’s sheltering with extended family. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and with the help of a new podcast called “Unlocking Us,” she’s teaching an attentive audience to navigate the ones it can’t escape. Brown, a research professor who holds a doctoral degree in social work, is famous for her viral talks on a range of uncomfortable emotions most people prefer not to think about. When she speaks, the combination of her mild Southern twang, propulsive intellect and swear-jar cordiality can be hypnotic. Brené Brown’s voice, that of a teacher and a Texan, is amicably upbeat and frays a little at the edges.
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