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Daring greatly : how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead / Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW.

Brown, Brené. (Author).

Summary:

Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live whole, courageous lives, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781592408412
  • ISBN: 1592408419
  • ISBN: 9781592407330
  • ISBN: 1592407331
  • ISBN: 9780670923540
  • Physical Description: 287 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Gotham Books, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Paperback edition published by Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276).
Formatted Contents Note:
What it means to dare greatly -- Introduction: my adventures in the arena -- Scarcity : looking inside our culture of "never enough" -- Debunking the vulnerability myths -- Understanding and combating shame -- The vulnerability armory -- Mind the gap : cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide -- Disruptive engagement : daring to re-humanize education and work -- Wholehearted parenting : daring to be the adults we want our children to be -- Final thoughts -- Appendix-trust in emergence : grounded theory and my research process -- Practicing gratitude -- Notes and references.
Subject:
Assertiveness (Psychology)
Risk.
Courage.
Risk-taking (Psychology)
Morale.
Risk behaviors.
Genre:
Self-help publications.

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Summary: Discusses how to embrace vulnerability in order to live whole, courageous lives, explaining that traits typically regarded as character flaws and weaknesses are actually clear paths to engagement and meaningful connections.