The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage

Show Up and Let Yourself be SeenIs vulnerability the same as weakness? In our culture, teaches Dr. Bren Brown, we associate vulnerability with emotions we want to avoid such as fear, shame, and uncertainty. Yet we too often lose sight of the fact that vulnerability is also the birthplace of joy, belonging, creativity, authenticity, and love. On The Power of Vulnerability, Dr. Brown offers an invitation and a promisethat when we dare to drop the armor that protects us from feeling vulnerable, we open ourselves to the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Here she dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and reveals that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage.The Power of Vulnerability is a very personal project for me, Bren explains. This is the first place that all of my work comes together. This audio course draws from all three of my booksits the culmination of everything Ive learned over the past 12 years. Im very excited to weave it all into a truly comprehensive form that shows what these findings and insights can mean in our lives.Guidance and Insights for Wholehearted LivingOver the past 12 years, Dr. Bren Brown has interviewed hundreds of people as part of an ongoing study of vulnerability. The research shows that we try to ward disappointment with a shield of cynicism, disarm shame by numbing ourselves against joy, and circumvent grief by shutting off our willingness to love, explains Dr. Brown. When we become aware of these patterns, she teaches, we begin to become conscious of how much we sacrifice in the name of self-defenseand how much richer our lives become when we open ourselves to vulnerability.In my research, Dr. Brown says, the word I use to describe people who can live from a place of vulnerability is wholehearted. Being wholehearted is a practiceone that we can choose to cultivate through empathy, gratitude, and awareness of our vulnerability armor. Join this engaging and heartfelt teacher on The Power of Vulnerability as she offers profound insights on leaning into the full spectrum of emotionsso we can show up, let ourselves be seen, and truly be all in.Highlights:Cultivating shame resiliencethe key to developing a sense of worth and belonging Vulnerability as the origin point for innovation, adaptability, accountability, and visionary leadership Our emotional armoryhow we use perfectionism, numbing, and other tactics to avoid feeling vulnerable The myths of vulnerabilitycommon misconceptions about weakness, trust, and self-sufficiency Discovering your vulnerability armorrecognizing what makes us shut down, and how we can change The 10 guideposts of wholehearted livingessential skills for becoming fully engaged in life Six hours of stories, warm humor, and transformative insights for living a life of courage, authenticity, and compassion from Dr. Bren BrownCourse objectives:Recognize emotional armory and recognizing what makes us shut downhow we use perfectionism, numbing, and other tactics to avoid feeling vulnerable Discussing the cultivation of shame resilience--the key to developing a sense of worth and belonging Discussing the myths of vulnerabilitycommon misconceptions about weakness, trust, and self-sufficiency Defining vulnerability as the origin point for innovation, adaptability, accountability, and visionary leadership Summarizing the 10 guideposts of wholehearted livingessential skills for living a life of courage, authenticity, and compassion