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I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Brené Brown
4.14 AVERAGE
558 reviews for:
I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"
Brené Brown
4.14 AVERAGE
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I want to be absolutely clear. I think Brown's research is interesting and informative, and based on my field (communication), coupled with my female friends' experiences, this book lines up. I would have liked more than a blip about males, though, only because it would help men to accept that shame is part of their experience, too. But researchers have specialized areas, and Brown tends to emphasize women's experiences. It's not a criticism of her work by any means; just for me as a reader, I would have enjoyed a little more insight for myself.
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Brene Brown has done it again. She can take what could be a complication topic and makes it easy to understand. Brown defines topics and themes in her books, to be clear that everyone is on the same page and using the words as intended. She reviews embarrassment, humiliation, guilt and shame. Guilt and shame are often confused and used interchangeably, when they are quite different. Guilt is “I did something bad”, where shame is “I am bad”. Brown outlines shame shields and shame webs that can catch us up. These are presented as a “how to guide” to protect ourselves as we navigate life. One of the biggest things I had have learned and continue to learn in the importance of picking who chose to share with. The ability to recognize that the person that you may be closest with, might not be the best person to share with on all topics. Shame can be soul scaring and can make people turn in on themselves and isolate, which can be dangerous territory, as it is also difficult to get out of. I was reminded that you can let people know how they made you feel and that they might not respond in the way that you want or not or not respond at all. Brown uses examples gained through interviews throughout her book to further connect the messages of her research. This book did take months to finish, not because of how it was written, but because working through stuff is hard!
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Great book about "shame resilience", the most debilitating of all emotions and one that we rarely talk about because it feels shameful. It was a hard book to read at times because shame is just hard all around. Brene Brown's point though is that shame grows through our silence. Shame is an emotion that everyone feels (unless you are sociopathic) and shame resilience occurs when we use our "connection network" to "speak shame." Blaming and shaming go together to separate us from one another. Shaming someone does not change behaviors but practicing empathy, recognizing our "shame triggers", connecting with others and courageously speaking out does change us. And while shame will always be present because it is a basic human emotion, we can move through with self-compassion and awareness. This book is a self-help, growth inspiring, gem of a book! Written by a fellow social worker and given to me by a social work colleague and friend, I highly recommend it!!!