Daring Greatly

I could listen to Brené Brown for days... and I did. While I enjoyed listening to her, I constantly wondered when the book would start. This book contains a lot of stories, but not a lot of actionable advice. My takeaway from Daring Greatly is that we are all insecure with our vulnerabilities and that we all trust/seek out people based on their vulnerabilities, but fear sharing our own.

The long lasting impact of this book on my life was unexpected. I have experienced more empathy towards others when they are vulnerable and I have also become more vulnerable in my relationships. I still hold shame in almost every area of my life, but allowing myself to feel and be vulnerable has let me let go of those negative emotions. More often than not, the shame that I share is not received by others as shame, but as vulnerability, and their response to this vulnerability is most has been comforting. I originally rated this as 2 stars, but increased the rating to 3 stars because of this mindset shift.