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Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brené Brown
2 reviews
kelly_e's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Title: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Author: Brené Brown
Genre: Self Help
Rating: 4
Pub Date: September 12 2017
T H R E E • W O R D S
Insightful • Inspiring • Honest
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Braving the Wildeness focuses on the meaning of belonging and how to achieve it based on the author's own research and experiences.
💭 T H O U G H T S
After reading The Gifts of Imperfection I have become a huge Brené Brown fan. There is just something in her writing that really speaks to me. Having also listened to her podcast for the past year, whenever I pick up one of her books now I can hear her narrating the words to me, and I get an even greater sense of the person she is. In this book, she contrasts the notions of fitting in with belonging. Where when we truly belong, we are allowed to be our authentic selves without the having shifting any part to benefit others. It is knowing who we are and accepting ourselves as being enough.
If you've read her other work or listen to her podcasts, it's likely you'll already know some of what she preaches. However, having it all together in one book is always helpful and this is a book I will come back to from time to time to reflect and contemplate. The structure and content is well thought out and very approachable. There is a lot of valuable information found within this compact book. If you've ever felt like you didn't belong, or if you're looking for create a safe community this book is worth reading.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Anyone in a place of leadership
• book clubs
• people who have never felt like they belong
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Never underestimate the power of being seen - it's exhausting to keep working against yourself when someone truly see you and loves you."
"Show up for collective moments of joy and pain so we can actually bear witness to inextricable human connection."
"Not enough of us know how to sit in pain with other. Worse, our discomfort show up in ways that can hurt people and reinforce their own isolation."
Author: Brené Brown
Genre: Self Help
Rating: 4
Pub Date: September 12 2017
T H R E E • W O R D S
Insightful • Inspiring • Honest
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Braving the Wildeness focuses on the meaning of belonging and how to achieve it based on the author's own research and experiences.
💭 T H O U G H T S
After reading The Gifts of Imperfection I have become a huge Brené Brown fan. There is just something in her writing that really speaks to me. Having also listened to her podcast for the past year, whenever I pick up one of her books now I can hear her narrating the words to me, and I get an even greater sense of the person she is. In this book, she contrasts the notions of fitting in with belonging. Where when we truly belong, we are allowed to be our authentic selves without the having shifting any part to benefit others. It is knowing who we are and accepting ourselves as being enough.
If you've read her other work or listen to her podcasts, it's likely you'll already know some of what she preaches. However, having it all together in one book is always helpful and this is a book I will come back to from time to time to reflect and contemplate. The structure and content is well thought out and very approachable. There is a lot of valuable information found within this compact book. If you've ever felt like you didn't belong, or if you're looking for create a safe community this book is worth reading.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Anyone in a place of leadership
• book clubs
• people who have never felt like they belong
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"Never underestimate the power of being seen - it's exhausting to keep working against yourself when someone truly see you and loves you."
"Show up for collective moments of joy and pain so we can actually bear witness to inextricable human connection."
"Not enough of us know how to sit in pain with other. Worse, our discomfort show up in ways that can hurt people and reinforce their own isolation."
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism
liblibby's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I love Brenè Brown as much as the next person and I gleaned a lot of helpful, thoughtful information and confirmation in this book. But is it possible to get a self-help book without the fatphobia and ableism? Because I haven’t found it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia
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