Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Everytimeweareintroducedtosomeonenew,trytobecreative,orstartadifficultconversation,wetakearisk.Wefeeluncertainandexposed.Wefeelvulnerable.Mostofustrytofightthosefeelings-westrivetoappearperfect.InapowerfulnewvisionDr.BrenéBrownchallengeseverythingwethinkweknowaboutvulnerability,anddispelsthewidelyacceptedmyththatit'saweakness.Shearguesthat,intruth,vulnerabilityisstrengthandwhenweshutourselvesofffromvulnerability-fromrevealingourtrueselves-wedistanceourselvesfromtheexperiencesthatbringpurposeandmeaningtoourlives.DaringGreatlyistheculminationof12yearsofgroundbreakingsocialresearch,acrosseveryareaofourlivesincludinghome,relationships,work,andparenting.Itisaninvitationtobecourageous;toshowupandletourselvesbeseen,evenwhentherearenoguarantees.Thisisvulnerability.Thisisdaringgreatly.