Brené Brown
Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is Currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work . [1] Over the last fifteen years she has bone involved in research on a range of topics, zoals vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. [2] She is the author of three # 1 New York Times Bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection (2010), Daring greatly (2012) and Rising Strong (2015). She and re work port leg featured on PBS , [3] NPR , [4] TED , [5] and CNN . [6]
Early life and education
Brown was born in San Antonio , Texas and spent a formative period in New Orleans, Louisiana . [7] Brown was baptized in the Episcopal Church and-then later brought` up Catholic . [8] She left the church for two decades, and later Returned to it with re husband and children. She COMPLETED re Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, Followed by a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 1996 and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston in 2002. [1]
Career
Brown Began re career as a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. [9] Her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She Presented a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it is not): Count the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power ( Penguin / Gotham , 2007), The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are ( Hazelden , 2010), Daring greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead at Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012), and Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The rumble. The Revolution. ( Spiegel & Grau , 2015). Her articles harbor Appeared in many national Newspapers. [16]
In March 2013, she Appeared on Super Soul Sunday talking with Oprah Winfrey about re new book, Daring greatly . [17] The title of the book comes from Theodore Roosevelt ‘s speech ” Citizenship in a Republic ” In this housing is ook referred to as “The Man in the Arena” speech, bepaald at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910 . [18]
Brown is the founder and Chief Executive Officer or bone COURAGE works – an online learning platform dat sacrifices classes for personen and families on virtuous living and loving, and Brave Leaders Inc. – a platform dat Brings re latest research on leadership development and culture change to teams, leaders , entrepreneurs, change makers, and culture shifters. [19] Brown is ook the CEO for The Daring Way , a training and certification program for helping in professionals who want to help Facilitate re work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. [20]
Honors and awards
Houston Woman Magazine voted Brown one of the Houston’s Most Influential women or 2009. [21] Her 2010 TED Talk is one of the musts watched talks on the Ted.com website. [22] She has RECEIVED numerous teaching awards waaronder the Graduate College of Social Work’s Outstanding Faculty Award. [23]
Most recently, The Huffington Foundation honored Brown by pledging $ 2 million over four years to fund the Brené Brown Endowed Chair in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston . This will bieden resources to expand Brown’s research, as a grotere number or social work students pursuing training in Grounded Theory methodology will be Trained in her research on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy. [24]
Published works
- Brown, B. (2015): Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution .
- Brown, B. (2012): Daring greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead . New York City, NY: Gotham
- Brown, B. (2010): The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Con to Be and Embrace Who You Are . Center City, MN: Hazelden. [16]
- Brown, B. (2009): Connections: A 12-Session PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL Shame-Resilience Curriculum . Center City, MN: Hazelden. [16]
- Brown, B. (2007): I Thought It Was Just Me (but it is not): Count the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power . New York: Penguin / Gotham. [25]
- Brown, B. (2007): Feminist Stand Point Theory . In SPRobbins, P.Chatterjee & ERCanda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. [25]
- Brown, B. (2007): Shame Resilience Theory . In SPRobbins, P.Chatterjee & ERCanda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. [25]
Recorded talks
- TEDxHouston 2010: ” The Power of Vulnerability “, June 2010
- TEDxKC 2010: ” The Price of Invulnerability “, August 2010
- TED2012: ” Listening to Shame “, March 2012
- Speaker , The UP Experience, Unique Perspectives from Unique People (2009)
- “The Power of Vulnerability” – Brown’s talk at the Royal Society of Arts (2013)
References
- ^ Jump up to:a b “Brené Brown: Graduate School of Social Work – University of Houston” . www.uh.edu . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ “COURAGEworks | About Brené Brown” . www.courageworks.com . Retrieved 2016-09-20 .
- Jump up^ “Up to Date – TEDxKC – Brene Brown on Shame, Anxiety, and Social Behavior” . archive.kcur.org . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ “Brene Brown” . NPR.org . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ “Listening to shame” . www.ted.com . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ “Want to be happy? Stop Trying to be perfect” . www.cnn.com . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ Brown Brené (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection . Center City, Minnesota: Hazelden. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-59285-849-1 .
- Jump up^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brene-brown-church_us_56200e7be4b069b4e1fb6e7a
- Jump up^ “Tiptoeing Out of One’s Comfort Zone (and of Course, Back In)”. Interview with Brown,New York TimesFebruary 11, 2011.
- Jump up^ “TEDxHouston – 2010 Speakers” . tedxhouston.com . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ TEDx talk: The Power of Vulnerability – Brené Brown, June 2010
- Jump up^ “Dr. Brene Brown TEDxKC Aug 12 2010” . Livestream . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ “Brené Brown | Speaker | TED.com” . www.ted.com . Retrieved 2015-12-12 .
- Jump up^ TED talk “Listening to shame” – Brené Brown. March 2012
- Jump up^ Brené Brown’s Biography
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Con to Be and Embrace Who You Are . Center City, MN : Hazelden.
- Jump up^ “Coming Up Sunday: Dr. Brené Brown on Daring greatly” . OWN. 2013-11-03.
- Jump up^ Schawbel, Dan (2013-04-21). “Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better” . Forbes . Retrieved 2013-09-16 .
- Jump up^ “COURAGEworks | About Brené Brown” . www.courageworks.com . Retrieved 2016-09-20 .
- Jump up^ “About – The Daring Way” . Retrieved 2016-09-20 .
- Jump up^ Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women for 2009,Houston Women’s Magazine ArchivedApril 11, 2009, at theWayback Machine.
- Jump up^ Schawbel, then (April 21, 2013). “Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better” . Forbes . Retrieved 6 March 2014 .
- Jump up^ “Brene Brown” . Hazeldon . Retrieved 6 March 2014 .
- Jump up^ “Huffington Foundation endows Chair for Brené Brown Social Work Researcher, Author or Daring greatly ‘ ‘ . www.uh.edu . Retrieved 2016-09-20 .
- ^ Jump up to:a b c Brown, B. (2008). profile