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Proud Cliché, Baby!

The Power of Vulnerability by Brené Brown

December 31, 2020 by Sidewriter 1 Comment

Welp, it feels vulnerable to write a review of a book about vulnerability, a book I really love.  A book that admitting I love means also admitting that I suffer from so many of the mental patterns she describes and that yes, I do need the help she’s offering.  My judgey-mcjudgersons voice says, “You’re such a cliché — a 40-something white woman raving about Brené Brown.”  Yes.  Yes I am.  And also there’s a reason this woman is as famous as she is.  I’ve listened to it at least four times so far, and I still love it.  I expect I’ll listen to it four more times in 2021.

This is an audiobook, and it is 10x better than all of her written work.  She’s a talented researcher, and a perfectly fine writer, but as a presenter, she shines and sparkles.  You may have seen that in her TED Talks, but I’d argue that those are dry compared to this audiobook.  It’s a recording of a multi-workshop series she gave to some group somewhere, and it lands like a whale breaching in a glassy, gorgeous ocean.  Her written books land more like an olympic diver having a good day — careful, restrained, technically excellent.  They’re both wonderful, but the former has grandeur, makes a bigger splash, and exudes an undeniable joy and freedom.  Plus, I’m just partial to a day on the water.  

Sometimes therapy is expensive and painful and full of tears, but it can also be a cheap audiobook that makes you laugh and laugh.  Personally, I need and appreciate both.

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Brené Brown

Sidewriter's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Health · Tags: Brené Brown ·
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  1. Emmalita says

    January 1, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    Congratulations on reaching your quarter Cannonball! And thank you for confirming my feeling that listening to Brene Brown is just fine.

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