Brene Brown.....expert on vulnerability

We were discussing shame & guilt in my DBT group yesterday.....& it took me back when I was browsing through YouTube & came across Brene Brown's Ted talks.......when I went back to check on You tube....I found these 2 more current presentations by her on vulnerability which takes us into shame & guilt.....

I am surprised that Brene Brown hasn't been shared more here on PC. But what she has to say is so important to hear. It's a rather long (61minutes for the first one) presentation with Q & A at the end however she is the most down to earth professor presenter that I have ever listened to. Vulnerability takes us to so many issues that we deal with even more when struggling with our mental health issues.

Hope these presentations will touch you as much as they have me.



This YouTube has several one right after each other about 20+ minutes each & there is a very fascinating interview with Brene by Johnathan Fields that is 50min.....very worth listening to & great insight into her thoughts. Other has some duplication in them all....but I found that hearing it over & over & hearing the new additions is very helpful.....can be stopped at any time.

I have seen one of Brene Brown's TED talks and found it very informative even though a bit scary as who wants to be vulnerable? But for me I think it is a road I need to explore..... The journey has begun.

My T sent me the link to her talks.

Hello, I am new to this forum but had to respond. I first saw her TED talks about two years ago. I have read two of her books and have gone through a weekend intensive. I saw her speak in person a couple weeks ago. I can definitely recommend exploring her work more. Daring Greatly is a great book to start with.

My biggest disappointment right now is she has the oprah factor going for her. My individual T is trained by her so no worries there but my group T and members see her as a "fad" because of all the exposure. They have not taken very much time to find out more. Maybe that is happening here? Anyway, she has had a great impact on me.

Iam not an Oprah fan won't watch her which is why i posted the videos of her alone & the one really down to earth video. I am sad she hooked up withOWN as she presents the information in such an understandable way...& it's such valuable information for understanding ourselves better.

What she has to say is so valuable which is why posted it. Wow you got to hear her in person...what wonderful experience!!!!

Eskie, I am glad you posted this link and I am going to have to spend more time listening to this woman.

I agree with her about how it seems as though more and more people not only "shield" but they also tend to encourage that in others. Also what I noticed is how people just don't know how to "listen" when someone is in pain and is in genuine need. I also noticed this "lack" in therapists too. One of the things that I have noticed in my own life is that often the people around me "needed me to stay in the role where they could share their problems, because I always listened and seemed to be so understanding, however whenever I began to have a "need" it was always such an "inconvenience" for them, except for my mother, while she had her standard lines that didn't hit that sweet spot that I needed with comments like "you just gotta be strong and that's is just how people are and you just have to learn to accept that, she did listen and she did comfort with her touch and tended to remind me that I was smart and talented etc.

A lot of people have made dismissive or even rude comments about my hugs, yes, I give a lot of hugs here, but I have to say that if I "could" be with others that I can see struggling in person, I would be gently putting my hand on theirs and listening intently.

Even a woman who came to my farm who was supposed to be a specialist in child psychology (I didn't know it until she allowed me to take over with the child), missed something that was just so basic to me. She was so intent on finding a way to have the child listen to her that she just never stopped and engaged that child, in other words, what is "special and important to the child".

This woman sure is right about how people tend to "shield" and even seem to "need the control" where the real control actually comes for "listening".

OE