I feel like I’ve gained a lot from reading her work and listening to her talks. I have very much enjoyed Brene’s work over the years. This book is the result of Brene’s work as she dug deep into understanding our human need for belonging, what it means to truly belong, the difference between belonging and ‘fitting in’ and how freeing it is when we are able to truly belong without betraying ourselves.
#INTO THE WILDERNESS BRENE BROWN TV#
Brene describes how she struggled with what Maya Angelou said in her TV interview with Bill Moyers in 1973 … You are only free when you realise you belong no place – you belong every place – no place at all. She describes Maya Angelou as her ‘most steadfast counsellor’ who’s work contained ‘such power and beauty’ and that her words ‘taught me, pushed me and healed me’. The sub title ‘ The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone’, gives a very accurate summary of the subject matter of this book.Īt the beginning of the book, Brene talks about her own experience of not ‘fitting in’ as she grew up, and describes it as one of the most painful threads of her life… Feeling like I never truly belonged anywhere was my greatest pain, a personal suffering that threaded through most of my pre-adult life.
Sometimes its only in hindsight that we are able to appreciate the brave decisions we’ve taken.Īnyway, I digress … Braving the Wilderness is the most recent book of hers that I have read. As I recall it, at the time, we were living in temporary accommodation while extensive work was being done on our own home and at the same time I suffered a herniated disc ( I still think that was a result of all the stress ! ) and what better time to immerse myself in the subjects of courage and vulnerability than when we have taken the decision to have our home half knocked down and rebuilt while my husband left his job of 25 years. Shortly after watching this TED Talk I read Daring Greatly & Rising Strong and I also took part in some of her very early on line workshops. Her famous TED talk on vulnerability is one of the five most watched, with over 30 million views…I highly recommend it so…… Among her work you’ll find her books: Rising Strong, Daring Greatlyand The Gifts of Imperfection. How do we manage to be a part of something, feel connected and have a sense of belonging without betraying ourselves in the process ?īrene Brown is a research professor at the university of Houston USA and has spent the last 16+ years studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. The fundamental issue that this book addresses for me is that one of how we navigate the push/pull of our innate human desire for ‘belonging’ and our need to hold fast to or own integrity & authenticity.
You are only free when you realize you belong no place – you belong every place – no place at all.
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