Shame and Disconnection: The Missing Voices of Oppression in Brene Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability”

I first ran across Brene Brown’s work after several friends told me that I absolutely, positively had to watch her TED talk The Power of Vulnerability. They thought I’d love it. They thought it would be just the thing. It all felt so affirming and familiar, you know? I mean, who doesn’t grapple with being vulnerable – in personal relationships, in the body, in the world? Who doesn’t struggle with shame? Who doesn’t struggle with connection? Very few people. But something was missing. A lot was missing, actually. Source: Shame and Disconnection: The Missing Voices of Oppression in Brene Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability”