#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A
timely and important book that challenges everything we think we know
about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and
culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring
Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection
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Don't miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the
Heart!
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"True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires
us to be who we are." Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, MSW, has
sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning
to our lives--experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging,
shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it
means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her
trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again
change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true
belonging.
Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of
disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that
challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She
writes, "True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to
ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of
something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's
rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility,
it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in
rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of
uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we
negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands
integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in
our hearts." Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our
way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right
through the wilderness. Brown writes, "The wilderness is an untamed,
unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as
dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is
feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the
bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand."