And it always boils down to the same problem: we put a lot of energy to belong to something.
Most of the people you know have gone through what Brené Brown did in her early years. Guess what? They didn’t want her there either and suggested that she should try the Co-Dependents Anonymous group instead! The path to self-discovery So much, in fact, that she had to join the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). To fight pains such as this, Brené started to drink. And to top this off, the parents were disappointed because she didn’t make it to the team. Unfortunately, neither the liquid diet nor her perfect routine helped her. Things only got worse in high school She wanted badly to become part of her school’s cheerleading team, the Bearkadettes, just like her mother – who met her father in this manner.īrown did everything within her power to become a member of the Bearkadettes. So, she was neither here nor there for most of her childhood.
Besides that, African-American friends were somewhat afraid to hang out with her. It was a poisonous, racially segregated environment, and the white girls at her school didn’t like her African-sounding names: Brené and Cassandra (Brown’s middle name). In fact, most of Brené Brown’s childhood was marred by a crushing fear that she didn’t belong anywhere.Īs a little girl, she was oftentimes marginalized by everybody. You see her now all smiling and vivacious, and you are immediately overwhelmed by the feeling that she has her life all figured out.Īnd then you hear her sharing some of her past experiences and realize that she may have already had more problems than you ever will. Instead, it is merely making us lonelier by the minute.Įnter stage Brené Brown. The Internet was supposed to usher us into an age of interrelatedness. Why? Because instead of using the Internet to connect with other people with different experiences and worldviews, you are using it to reinforce your previous beliefs and disconnect from everything else! They make your life easier, of course, but they also make humanity’s future bleaker. Put simply, the filter bubble is a state of intellectual isolation caused by personalized searches. We’re talking about something that, based on urgency, it may be even more serious. And no, we’re not talking about multiverses or Bitcoin or any other kind of scientific or economic bubble.
So, let’s join her on the quest to unravel some of the critical issues that concern both students of social sciences and common folks who just need someone to talk to. Meaning: we don’t have to introduce her at all.Įver since her TED Talk on vulnerability became one of the Top 5 Talks of all time, Brené Brown has basically become a cultural icon! You know her, you love her, you want to hear her thoughts on everything. By now, you should already be familiar with most of Brené Brown’s interests: vulnerability and courage, humiliation and pride, belonging and being an outsider.
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