Shame https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread
Vulnerability https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability
These are some notes I took from watching the first video...
Vulnerability is not a weakness, it is emotional risk the stuff courage is made of.
Vulnerability is the birthplace for innovation, creativity, and change.
Shame - don't build your home their but daring greatly explore what it is to you.
Brene believes that Guilt is "I made a mistake." Shame is "I am a mistake."
Shame needs secrecy, silence and judgement to grow.
I am studying these because I know that for me to grow and thrive I need to release shame and embrace vulnerability. Intellectually I get it, implementing it is another story.
2 comments:
I don't know if this will help but it was quite the realization to me as an adult:
Ruth, you were the CHILD. The adults around you failed spectacularly in their responsibilities to you and instead demanded you meet THEIR wants, whims etc. That's beyond selfish: It dehumanizes the other. It's a lot easier to violate someone who is seen as not being human or even as a vulnerable Little One.
Wild animals treat their offspring with more care and concern than we received.
TW
I agree TW. I get it on an intellectual level. I'm trying to process through at an emotional level. Thanks for your support and encouragement.
Ruth
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