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Casandra Brené Brown (born 1965) is an American researcher story-teller, professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host. Brown holds the Huffington Foundation's Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work and is a visiting professor in management at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Early life and education Brown was born on November 18, 1965, in San Antonio, Texas, where her parents, Charles Arthur Brown and Casandra Deanne Rogers, baptized her in the Episcopal Church. She is the oldest of four children. Her family then moved to New Orleans, and raised her as a Catholic. She left the Catholic Church and returned to the Episcopal community with her husband, Steve Alley, and their two children two decades later. The family now lives in Houston. She completed a Bachelor of Social Work degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, followed by a Master of Social Work degree in 1996, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in social work at the University of Houston in 2002. Brene Brown had “a Pupu platter of addictions” as well, a combination of alcohol, smoking, emotional eating and an addiction to control. Career Brown has spent decades studying the topics of courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is, to date, the author of five number-one New York Times bestsellers, namely The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. Brené hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts. Her TED talk, "The Power of Vulnerability", has been widely viewed. Her filmed lecture, Brené Brown: The Call to Courage, debuted on Netflix in 2019. Brown has spent her research career as a professor at her alma mater, the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work. With research focused on the themes of authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations, she has given a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks. In March 2013, she talked with Oprah Winfrey on Super Soul Sunday about her book, Daring Greatly. Brown says she drew the title of that book from a 1910 Theodore Roosevelt speech "Citizenship in a Republic", given at the Sorbonne. Brown is CEO of "The Daring Way", a professional training and certification program on the topics of vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. Brown has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans. Personal life Brown met Steve Alley in 1987, and the pair dated on and off for seven years until their marriage in 1994. The couple had their first child, a daughter named Ellen in 1999, followed by their son Charlie in 2005.Brown stopped drinking and smoking and went to her first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on May 12, 1996, one day after her master's program graduation. Selected works "Feminist Standpoint Theory" and "Shame Resilience Theory". In S. P. Robbins, P. Chatterjee & E. R. Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A Critical Perspective for Social Work. Boston: Allyn and Bacon. 560 pp. ISBN 978-0134779263 Published 2007. I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy and Power. Avery. 336 pp. ISBN 978-1592403356 (2007) Connections: A 12-Session Psychoeducational Shame-Resilience Curriculum. Center City, MN: Hazelden. ISBN 978-1592857425 (2009) The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden. 160 pp. ISBN 978-1592858491 (2010) Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead. New York City: Gotham. 320 pp. ISBN 978-1592408412 (2012) Rising Strong: The Reckoning, the Rumble, the Revolution. Spiegel & Grau, now Random House. 352 pp. ISBN 978-0812985801 (2015) Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone. Random House. 208 pp. ISBN 978-0812985818 (2017) Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. Random House. 320 pp. ISBN 978-0399592522 (2018) The Gifts of Imperfection (10th Anniversary Edition). 256 pp. ISBN 0593133587 (2020)Honours and awards In 2009 Houston Woman Magazine voted Brown one of the city's most influential women. She has also received teaching awards, including the Graduate College of Social Work's Outstanding Faculty Award. In 2016 the Huffington Foundation pledged $2 million over four years to endow a research chair in her name at the Graduate College of Social Work, where she guides the training of social work students in grounded theory methodology and in her research into vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. References External links Official website "Brené Brown, Faculty Profile". University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. . Discover the Brene Brown popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brene Brown books.

Best Seller Brene Brown Books of April 2021

: El poder de ser vulnerable
4.5/59 REVIEWSFamily & Relationships$2.99
Nuevas relaciones, entrevistas laborales, exámenes, procesos creativos, nuevos entornos profesionales... En un mundo como el nuestro, donde la perfección es la consigna y el éxito una nec...

: Dare to Lead
4.5/5287 REVIEWSManagement & Leadership$11.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted w...

: Rising Strong By Brene Brown Conversation Starters
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Rising Strong: By Brene Brown | Conversation Starters   A Brief Look Inside: Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited...

: Le pouvoir de la vulnérabilité
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Nous avons en horreur la vulnérabilité. Nous voulons être parfaits, puissants, sûrs de nous. Nous croyons que la distance, la froideur, l'inaccessibilité et la maîtrise contribuent à ...

: La forza della fragilità
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$13.99
UN BESTSELLER INTERNAZIONALE«Un libro che ti cambia la vita» Huffington PostDA UN’AUTOREVOLE RICERCATRICE IN SCIENZE SOCIALI, UN LIBRO RIVOLUZION...

: Îndrăznește să conduci
0/50 REVIEWSManagement & Leadership$8.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER „Îndrăznește să conduci îți va zgudui toate convingerile despre leadershipul curajos.” — Tarana Burke, inițiat...

: The Art of Asking
4.5/5114 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$11.99
Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer, and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their...

: Bátraké a boldogság
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$7.99
Hogyan változtatja meg életünket, érzelmeinket, kapcsolatainkat és karrierünket, ha felvállaljuk, hogy sebezhetőek vagyunk? „Ez a könyv könnyen olvasható, meggyőző, idézhető...

: Más fuerte que nunca
0/50 REVIEWSBiographies & Memoirs$5.99
Brené Brown, la investigadora que se ha convertido en todo un fenómeno cultural en EE.UU., reivindica la vulnerabilidad como elemento indispensable para conocer la felicidad, la creativida...

: A coragem de ser imperfeito
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PRIMEIRO LUGAR NA LISTA DO THE NEW YORK TIMES. Como aceitar a própria vulnerabilidade, vencer a vergonha e ousar ser quem você é. Brené Bro...

: A arte da imperfeição
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ABANDONE A PESSOA QUE VOCÊ ACHA QUE DEVE SER E SEJA VOCÊ MESMO. Da mesma autora de A coragem de ser imperfeito. "Coragem, com...

: Cessez d'être parfait, soyez vous-même !
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$6.99
Focalisez-vous sur qui vous êtes plutôt que sur qui vous pensez devoir être ! Vous essayez de toujours « bien faire » mais vous n'êtes jamais satisfait et avez l'impression que les aut...

: Ζήσε τη ζωή σου με τόλμη
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Το να είσαι ευάλωτος δεν είναι αδυναμία. Αντίθετα, στη ζωή μας βρισκόμαστε καθημερινά αντιμέτωποι με τη�...

: De kracht van kwetsbaarheid
0/50 REVIEWSPsychology$9.99
Brené Brown beschrijft in haar boek wat het betekent om je kwetsbaar op te stellen in een wereld die gericht is op perfectionisme en het nemen van risico’s zonder dat succes gegarandeerd ...

: Mais forte do que nunca
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"Brené Brown é especialista em esperança, em acreditar que as coisas podem ficar bem e em encontrar formas de tentar melhorá-las." — Metro "Ao encorajar os...

: Comment affronter l'adversité
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$16.99
Qu'ont donc en commun... ces couples qui entretiennent une relation solide, ces parents qui tissent des liens profonds avec leurs enfants, ou encore, ces dirigeants qui inspirent la confianc...

: Entdecke deine innere Stärke
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$19.99
Das Leben aus vollem Herzen lebenIn einer Welt, die so schnelllebig und flüchtig ist, in einer Zeit der Heimatlosigkeit und emotionalen Entwurzelung, ist es umso wichtige...

: Bátran a vadonban
0/50 REVIEWSPsychology$7.99
Egyre több embert érint az elszigetelődés, a társas magány problémája, s egyre többen gondolják úgy, hogy nehéz valódi, mély kapcsolatokat kialakítani. Hiába vagyunk szociál...

: Die Gaben der Unvollkommenheit
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$14.99
Brené Brown, erfolgreiche Powerfrau, erlebt einen Zusammenbruch, den sie ihr "spirituelles Erwachen" nennt. Sie geht auf Spurensuche in Sachen Perfektionismus: Was treibt uns an, im...

: Uperfekt
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$32.99
Brené Browns banebrytende bestselger handler om hvordan det å våge å være modig endrer livet vårt for alltid. Mot til å være oss selv, til å stå fram slik vi er, med sårbarhet og ...

: Dary niedoskonałości
0/50 REVIEWSHealth, Mind & Body$5.99
„Dary niedoskonałości” Brené Brown to poradnik psychologiczny dla wszystkich tych, którzy mają problemy z perfekcjonizmem, a wskutek tego z zaniżon�...

: Braving the Wilderness
4.5/5291 REVIEWSSocial Science$13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and cul...

: Bátraké az erő
0/50 REVIEWSPsychology$8.99
Nem számít, hogy egy fájdalmas szakítás miatt, vagy valami apróság ürügyén, például egy kolléga fölényeskedő megjegyzése, vagy házastársunk szüleivel való vita okán sze...

: The Gifts of Imperfection
4.5/5658 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$12.99
When our embarrassments and fears lie, we often listen to them anyway. They thwart our gratitude, acceptance, and compassion—our goodness. They insist, “I am not worthy.” But we

: Curajul în sălbăticie
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$5.99
Sentimentul de apartenență este înțeles ca dorința înnăscută a oamenilor de a face parte din ceva mai amplu decât propria persoană. Dar într-o eră a polarizării crescânde, ne v...

: Eu achava que isso só acontecia comigo
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"Brené Brown oferece insights e estratégias para compreender a vergonha e superar seu poder sobre nós. Um olhar interessante para uma emoção que debilita e prejudica o potencial de m...

: Desafiando la tierra salvaje
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Brené Brown está revolucionando la forma de entender la vulnerabilidad, la empatía y la pertenencia. De la autora de Sé valiente, el documental de Netflix.

: You Are Your Best Thing
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Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics...

: Verletzlichkeit macht stark
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$10.99
Selbstliebe statt PerfektionismusIn einer Welt, in der die Furcht zu versagen zur zweiten Natur geworden ist, erscheint Verletzlichkeit als gefährlich. Doch das Gegenteil...

: Dare to lead - Führung wagen
0/50 REVIEWSManagement & LeadershipPre-Order
Was braucht es, um eine erfolgreiche Führungskraft zu sein? Bestsellerautorin Brené Brown weiß es: Gute Führung zieht ihre Kraft nicht aus Macht, Titeln oder Einfluss. Effektive Chefs ha...

: Rising Strong
4.5/5271 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$13.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Look for Brené ...

: La grâce de l'imperfection
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$12.99
Le changement signifiant, porteur de sens, c'est un processus. Il peut être inconfortable et souvent risqué, en particulier quand il s'agit d'accepter nos imperfections, de cultiver l'auth...

: Daring Greatly
4.5/5623 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$9.99
The #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 2 million copies sold!Look for Brené Brown’s new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well...

: Los dones de la imperfección
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$8.99
¡No te pierdas el especial de Netflix de una hora, Brené Brown: The Call to Courage! Cuando nuestras vergüenzas y temores mienten, a menudo los escuchamos de todo...

: Čeliť divočine
0/50 REVIEWSHealth & Fitness$11.99
Vynikajúca a trefná analýza súčasného rozpolteného sveta, v ktorom sa jedinec márne snaží zorientovať. Narušené rodinné vzťahy, nenávisť voči politickým odporcom, módne t...

: I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't)
4/5190 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$7.99
Researcher, thought leader, and New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown offers a liberating study on the importance of our imperfections—both to our relationships and to o...

: Braver sa nature sauvage
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$12.99
La véritable appartenance n'exige pas de changer qui nous sommes, mais d'être qui nous sommes La véritable appartenance n'a rien à voir avec le fait de se conformer, de faire semblant ou...

: Glem hvad andre tænker
0/50 REVIEWSHealth, Mind & Body$14.99
Bogens tema beskrives i indledningen med dette Roosevelt citat: ”Det er ikke kritikeren, der gør en forskel; ikke manden, der påpeger, hvor den stærke mand snubler, eller hv...

: Box Brene Brown
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A coragem de ser imperfeito COMO ACEITAR A PRÓPRIA VULNERABILIDADE, VENCER A VERGONHA E OUSAR SER QUEM VOCÊ É. PRIMEIRO LUGAR NA L...

: Laufen lernt man nur durch Hinfallen
0/50 REVIEWSSelf-Improvement$19.99
Wahre innere Stärke erwächst nicht aus Siegen, sondern aus Niederlagen: Gerade zu straucheln und hinzufallen, birgt die Chance für inneres Wachstum und weist uns den Weg zu Weisheit, Hoff...

Best Seller Brene Brown Audio Books of April 2021

: Braver sa nature sauvage: La quête d'une véritable appartenance et le courage de se tenir debout
19 May 2020Self-Development$20.99
L'auteur des best-sellers du New York Times La grâce de l'imperfection et Comment affronter l'adversité revient avec un nouveau succès !Le spécialiste des scien...

: The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword (Unabridged)
08 September 2020Nonfiction$12.99
The tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller, featuring a new foreword.For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a spec...

: The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage
24 May 2013Self-Development$29.99
Show Up and Let Yourself be Seen Is vulnerability the same as weakness? “In our culture,” teaches Dr. Brené Brown, “we associate vulnerability with emotions we want...

: Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice
01 June 2017Religion & Spirituality$11.99
With her previous best sellers, Dr. Brené Brown helped us realize that vulnerability is the birthplace for trust, belonging, joy, creativity, and love. Yet a willingness to be vulnerable me...

: Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life
10 November 2016Religion & Spirituality$26.99
Over the course of his life, priest, professor, and spiritual teacher Henri Nouwen wrote thousands of letters to friends, acquaintances, parishioners, students, and readers of his work all a...

: Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Unabridged)
25 August 2015Self-Development$12.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Look for Brené ...

: I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Unabridged)
16 December 2010Nonfiction$21.99
The quest for perfection is exhausting and unrelenting. We spend too much precious time and energy managing perception and creating carefully edited versions of ourselves to show to the worl...

: Men, Women and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough
31 May 2013Self-Development$11.99
We Are Enough: Engaging with the World from a Place of Worthiness What does it take to be secure in our sense of belonging and self-worth? We may hustle to attain this sec...

: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Unabridged)
26 June 2018Self-Development$16.99
The #1 New York Times bestseller. 1 million copies sold!From thought leader Dr. Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, lov...

: Die Gaben der Unvollkommenheit (Ungekürzt)
17 October 2018Nonfiction$16.99
Mehr als 1 Millionen Exemplare verkauft! Lass Los, was du glaubst, sein zu müssen und umarme, wer du bist! Brené Brown, erfolgreiche Powerfrau, erlebt einen Zusammenbruch, den sie ihr 'spi...

: La grâce de l'imperfection: Lâchez prise sur ce que vous pensez devoir être et soyez qui vous êtes
04 March 2020Self-Development$22.99
Soyez fier d'être imparfait ! Combien de fois vous est-il arrivé de vous blâmer de ne pas être à la hauteur ? De ne pas être assez bon pour quelque chose ? Le best-seller révolutionna...

: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone (Unabridged)
12 September 2017Nonfiction$12.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and...

: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (Unabridged)
09 October 2018Business & Personal Finance$14.99
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted w...

: The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
26 June 2013Self-Development$8.99
We all know that perfect parenting does not exist, yet we still struggle with the social expectations that teach us that being imperfect is synonymous with being inadequate. These messages a...

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Brene Brown Biography & Facts

Best Seller Brene Brown Books of April 2021

El poder de ser vulnerable

Dare to Lead

Rising Strong By Brene Brown Conversation Starters

Le pouvoir de la vulnérabilité

La forza della fragilità

Îndrăznește să conduci

The Art of Asking

Bátraké a boldogság

Más fuerte que nunca

A coragem de ser imperfeito

A arte da imperfeição

Cessez d'être parfait, soyez vous-même !

Ζήσε τη ζωή σου με τόλμη

De kracht van kwetsbaarheid

Mais forte do que nunca

Comment affronter l'adversité

Entdecke deine innere Stärke

Bátran a vadonban

Die Gaben der Unvollkommenheit

Uperfekt

Dary niedoskonałości

Braving the Wilderness

Bátraké az erő

The Gifts of Imperfection

Curajul în sălbăticie

Eu achava que isso só acontecia comigo

Desafiando la tierra salvaje

You Are Your Best Thing

Verletzlichkeit macht stark

Dare to lead - Führung wagen

Rising Strong

La grâce de l'imperfection

Daring Greatly

Los dones de la imperfección

Čeliť divočine

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't)

Braver sa nature sauvage

Glem hvad andre tænker

Box Brene Brown

Laufen lernt man nur durch Hinfallen

Best Seller Brene Brown Audio Books of April 2021

Braver sa nature sauvage: La quête d'une véritable appartenance et le courage de se tenir debout

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition: Features a new foreword (Unabridged)

The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage

Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice

Love, Henri: Letters on the Spiritual Life

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Unabridged)

I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Unabridged)

Men, Women and Worthiness: The Experience of Shame and the Power of Being Enough

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Unabridged)

Die Gaben der Unvollkommenheit (Ungekürzt)

La grâce de l'imperfection: Lâchez prise sur ce que vous pensez devoir être et soyez qui vous êtes

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone (Unabridged)

Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (Unabridged)

The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection