Braving the wilderness : the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone / Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Brené, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Courage.

Individuality.

Belonging (Social psychology).

Self-actualization (Psychology).

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research.

PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.

PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations.

Belonging.

Local Subjects:

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research.

PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology.

PSYCHOLOGY / Interpersonal Relations.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

194 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2017]

Summary:

Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives -- experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. Now Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, "True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts." Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, "The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.

Contents:

Everywhere and nowhere

The quest for true belonging

High lonesome : a spiritual crisis

People are hard to hate close up : move in

Speak truth to bullshit : be civil

Hold hands : with strangers

Strong back : soft front : wild heart

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index.

ISBN:

9780812995848

0812995848

9780525508694

0525508694

OCLC:

975023428