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Spiegel & Grau
September 2015
On Sale: August 26, 2015
336 pages
ISBN: 0812995821
EAN: 9780812995824
Kindle: B00P5557G2
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Non-Fiction
When we deny our stories, they define us.
When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global
conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and
worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth:
Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no
guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love,
belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is
not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall. It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject
in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher,
Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in
Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples
in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents—shared
their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up.
She asked herself, What do these people with strong and
loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists
pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through
faith and mystery have in common? The answer was clear:
They recognize the power of emotion and they’re not afraid
to lean in to discomfort. Walking into our stories of hurt can feel dangerous. But the
process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is
where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Our
stories of struggle can be big ones, like the loss of a job
or the end of a relationship, or smaller ones, like a
conflict with a friend or colleague. Regardless of magnitude
or circumstance, the rising strong process is the same: We
reckon with our emotions and get curious about what
we’re feeling; we rumble with our stories until we
get to a place of truth; and we live this process, every
day, until it becomes a practice and creates nothing short
of a revolution in our lives. Rising strong after a
fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness. It’s the process,
Brown writes, that teaches us the most about who we are.
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