A review by readingthroughthelists
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

I felt no compulsion to read this book cover-to-cover, choosing instead those parts that seemed most helpful/relevant: the chapters on vulnerability, shame, and their effect on education. The definition of shame as the fear of disconnection and loss, as a social wound, was particularly helpful, as were the strategies we often use to shield ourselves from vulnerability.

I wouldn’t say Daring Greatly changed my life, but it did give me some paradigms to think over and some new vocabulary to use during conversations with my friends and my therapist. Even more importantly, I think it’s enough of a “beginner book” to recommend to other people just starting their own journey into the interior recesses of the soul.
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