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Sister
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7 years ago

Vulnerability & Shame - Speaker

One of the guest speakers at the BC lunch I went to last week was talking about vulnerability and shame.  I have to admit to being a little bit over the self-help pstcho-babble and inwardly cringed when we were asked to talk to our neighbours at the table but it turned out to be a very interesting presentation.  It's based on the work of Brene Brown and worth a quick perusal if nothing more.  Is it a surprise when one of my "I believe" statements was that "I believe that the beach can fix anything"? (Obviously, not curing cancer but it makes me feel better about what I'm dealing with.). Anyway, I thought I should share because I play nicely that way.
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  • Sister's avatar
    Sister
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    7 years ago
    I probably won't explain it very well but it's about feeling unworthy or that we have or will fail and so hiding that feeling with a mask, which in turn leads to a level of disconnectedness from others. And it stems from not being willing to expose our vulnerability.  I think I've got it kind of right.  I haven't had a chance to do some real reading up about it but when the woman (Anna Ranaldo?) was talking, it made perfect sense. Brene Brown has a TED talk but I have not watched it yet.
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    kmakm
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    7 years ago
    Good woman. Can you eleborate a bit (generally) about the shame portion of the talk? Shame about what?