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Braving the Wilderness
Brene Brown
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Random House
September 2017
On Sale: September 12, 2017
208 pages ISBN: 0812995848 EAN: 9780812995848 Kindle: B06XFLFSRY Hardcover / e-Book
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A timely and important new book that challenges everything
we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our
communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1
bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The
Gifts of Imperfection “True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It
requires us to be who we are.” 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.
In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to
truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her
trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown
will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a
clear path to true belonging. 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.”
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