Showing posts with label brene brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brene brown. Show all posts
Friday, 20 November 2015
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
Brené Brown
Brené Brown's TED Talks are my favorite.
She studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong,
love...and writes (and talks) about it in a poignant, funny way. She shares a deep, resonant insight from her
research so you should share these talks with everyone you know (if you did it the first time round then do it again!).
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Recommended Read
Another recommended read from Brené Brown. This time The Gifts of Imperfection.
She's an authority on shame, empathy and authenticity (she's dedicated her life's work and research to these themes) and a brilliant storyteller!
It’s this mix of science and story that make The Gifts of Imperfection an interesting, inspiring, and insightful read. Click below for a little taster and to hear Oprah's joy...moment 3:55 is my favorite : )
“Dr. Kristin Neff is a researcher and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She runs the Self-Compassion Research Lab, where she studies how we develop and practice self-compassion. According to Neff, self-compassion has three elements: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Here are abbreviated definitions for each of these: Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Common humanity: Common humanity recognizes that suffering and feelings of personal inadequacy are part of the shared human experience—something we all go through rather than something that happens to “me” alone. Mindfulness: Taking a balanced approach to negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time. Mindfulness requires that we not “over-identify” with thoughts and feelings, so that we are caught up and swept away by negativity.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
She's an authority on shame, empathy and authenticity (she's dedicated her life's work and research to these themes) and a brilliant storyteller!
It’s this mix of science and story that make The Gifts of Imperfection an interesting, inspiring, and insightful read. Click below for a little taster and to hear Oprah's joy...moment 3:55 is my favorite : )
“Dr. Kristin Neff is a researcher and professor at the University of Texas at Austin. She runs the Self-Compassion Research Lab, where she studies how we develop and practice self-compassion. According to Neff, self-compassion has three elements: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Here are abbreviated definitions for each of these: Self-kindness: Being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism. Common humanity: Common humanity recognizes that suffering and feelings of personal inadequacy are part of the shared human experience—something we all go through rather than something that happens to “me” alone. Mindfulness: Taking a balanced approach to negative emotions so that feelings are neither suppressed nor exaggerated. We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time. Mindfulness requires that we not “over-identify” with thoughts and feelings, so that we are caught up and swept away by negativity.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
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