Shame and empathy

In an excerpt from her new psychoeducational shame-resilience curriculum, University of Houston researcher and educator Brené Brown discusses the destructive nature of shame and the healing power of empathy.

This video was filmed before her meteor-like fame after her Ted Talks.

To see the talks from Ted see  these posts:

●  We numb vulnerability

●  Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior

Books by Brené Brown:

●  The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

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

●  I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough”