(video) Shame and Empathy by Dr. Brené Brown

Posted by Heather ⋅ February 15, 2011 ⋅ 1 Comment

Filed Under authenticity, belonging, boundaries, compassion, connection, courage, empathy, grace, gratitude, imperfection, joy, resilience, shame, vulnerable, wholehearted

Brené is the author of The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010) and I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007). Her next book, Wholehearted: Spiritual Adventures in Falling Apart, Growing Up, and Finding Joy will be released in 2011. She is also the author of Connections, a psychoeducational shame resilience curriculum that is being facilitated across the nation by mental health and addiction professionals. brenebrown.com

In an excerpt from her new psychoeducational shame-resilience curriculum, University of Houston researcher and educator Brené Brown discusses the destructive nature of shame and the healing power of empathy.

PBS Interview

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