Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

De kracht van kwetsbaarheid by Brené Brown

2 reviews

singalana's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

I watched Brené’s Ted talk about vulnerability, and it blew my mind. That talk prompted me to get this book. In my opinion, the author does a pretty good job discussing the research about vulnerability and wholeheartedness, and what kind of impact they have on our lives. If you’re going into this book expecting it to be an easy manual on how to be more vulnerable and start living more wholeheartedly, you might be out of luck. 

This book discusses a lot of ways in which we can be more vulnerable in our lives, but it’s not going to be easy. Because being vulnerable is painful and difficult and much harder than the alternative. The author shares examples and stories from her own life, which I really enjoyed. Since this book is obviously written by a scientist, those stories make this more accessible to the broader audience.

I think that this book might open more on the second read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

loda_anne's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Bullying