The Power of Vulnerability

Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage

By: Brené Brown

Narrated by: Brené Brown

Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Show Up and Let Yourself be Seen

Is vulnerability the same as weakness? “In our culture,” teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty. Yet we too often lose sight of the fact that vulnerability is also the birthplace of joy, belonging, creativity, authenticity, and love.” On The Power of Vulnerability, Dr. Brown offers an invitation and a promise - that when we dare to drop the armor that protects us from feeling vulnerable, we open ourselves to the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Here she dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and reveals that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.

“The Power of Vulnerability is a very personal project for me,” Brené explains. “This is the first place that all of my work comes together. This audio course draws from all three of my books - it’s the culmination of everything I’ve learned over the past twelve years. I'm very excited to weave it all into a truly comprehensive form that shows what these findings and insights can mean in our lives.”

Guidance and Insights for Wholehearted Living

Over the past twelve years, Dr. Brené Brown has interviewed hundreds of people as part of an ongoing study of vulnerability. “The research shows that we try to ward disappointment with a shield of cynicism, disarm shame by numbing ourselves against joy, and circumvent grief by shutting off our willingness to love,” explains Dr. Brown. When we become aware of these patterns, she teaches, we begin to become conscious of how much we sacrifice in the name of self-defense -and how much richer our lives become when we open ourselves to vulnerability.

“In my research,” Dr. Brown says, “the word I use to describe people who can live from a place of vulnerability is wholehearted.” Being wholehearted is a practice—one that we can choose to cultivate through empathy, gratitude, and awareness of our vulnerability armor. Join this engaging and heartfelt teacher on The Power of Vulnerability as she offers profound insights on leaning into the full spectrum of emotions—so we can show up, let ourselves be seen, and truly be all in.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cultivating shame resilience—the key to developing a sense of worth and belonging.
• Vulnerability as the origin point for innovation, adaptability, accountability, and visionary leadership.
• Our emotional armory - how we use perfectionism, numbing, and other tactics to avoid feeling vulnerable.
• The myths of vulnerability - common misconceptions about weakness, trust, and self-sufficiency.
• Discovering your vulnerability armor - recognizing what makes us shut down, and how we can change.
• The 10 guideposts of wholehearted living - essential skills for becoming fully engaged in life.
• Six hours of stories, warm humor, and transformative insights for living a life of courage, authenticity, and compassion from Dr. Brené Brown.

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Absolutely breathtaking

I’m the most emotional off ways, my breath was taken away. Beautifully told. The fastest I’ve ever listened to a book and one I already am planning on restarting. Thank you for this gift.

Great Read

I first discovered Brené Brown via her Netflix special and fell in love with her message and style. This is my first book by her and did not disappoint. I will definitely be recommending this book and listening to her others.

Excellent work!!! Highly recommend!!!

It's great having Brene Brown's voice during the whole thing. This is a recording of a conference she spoke at, but still very good.

my new virtual mentor!!!

learned so much from brene from thus book. the simplicity in which she describes and explains tough and hard topics is incredible. no doubt I will listen to this one several times over!

A must read or listen for everyone.

Loved it. The real to life examples are encouraging and relatable. Brene Brown is fantastic.

One for the bookshelf.

I laughed and I cried at different moments. It made me reevaluate thoughts and actions. By far one of the best books I’ve listened to this year (and it’s barely January).

Great insight into one’s self

This was a fabulous book and I can’t wait to listen to it again! The only downfall was since it was a live performance and listening only, there was a void with the visual that was left up to the imagination.

Best of the Best from Brené Brown

This book covers shame, resiliency and whole heartedness. I actually listened three times now.
Fun and well explained.

Not a book...

It was good, but this is not a book. It was more like a TED talk.

Will change your life for the better

Absolutely adore this book and Brene’. She’s funny and talks about so many important topics in such an easy and comfortable way that make sense and help me understand and know how to apply things to my own life too. Thank you so much Brene’ for your work and for being you 🙏🏻