Brené Brown

Casandra Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW (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.^[2] Over the last ten years she has been involved in research on topics ranging from vulnerability, courage, and authenticity, to empathy and shame.^[3] She has written books such as The Gifts of Imperfection (2010) and Daring Greatly (2012). She and her work have been featured on PBS, NPR, TED, and CNN.^[4][5]

Early life and education

Brown completed her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at University of Texas at Austin, followed by Master of Social Work (MSW) and Ph.D. from Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston.^[6]

Career

Brown became research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work,^[7] and her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She presented a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling 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), Wholehearted: Spiritual Adventures in Falling Apart, Growing Up, and Finding Joy (Hazelden, 2011), and Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012). She is also the author of Connections, a psychoeducational shame resilience curriculum. Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.^[14]

Houston Women's Magazine voted her one of the most influential women of 2009.^[14] In March 2013, she appeared on Super Soul Sunday talking with Oprah Winfrey about her new book, Daring Greatly.^[15] The title of the book comes from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic,”, which is also referred as "The Man in the Arena" speech, given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910.^[16]

Publications

• 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 Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden.^[14]
• Brown, B. (2009): Connections: A 12-Session Psychoeducational Shame-Resilience Curriculum. Center City, MN: Hazelden.^[14]
• Brown, B. (2007): I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power. New York:Penguin/Gotham.^[17]
• Brown, B. (2007): Feminist Standpoint Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.^[17]
• Brown, B. (2007): Shame Resilience Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.^[17]

References

External links

TEDx Talk ("The Power of Vulnerability"), June 2010, Houston, Texas

TED Talk ("Listening to Shame"), March 2012

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Brené Brown

• Brené Brown biography on her official website
• Ordinary Courage, Brené Brown blog
• "Brené Brown, Faculty Profile". University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. 
• Brown at the “You Are the Pride” Campaign, University of Houston
• Living Smart with Patricia Gras
• (Houston's) 50 Most Influential Women for 2009, Houston Women's Magazine (WebCite archive)

Talks

• Speaker, TEDx Kansas City (2010)
• Speaker, TEDx Houston (2010)
• Smart People Podcast interviews Dr. Brene Brown January 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)