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Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” — Brené Brown
About the Author:
Brené Brown, PhD (born November 18, 1965) is a research professor at the University of Houston.
She has spent the past sixteen years studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.
She has a new podcast called, Dare to Lead, along with her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us.
She’s a mother, a wife, and the author of seven #1 New York Times bestsellers.
In Braving the Wilderness, Brown elaborates on what it means to truly belong in an age of increased divergence. She outlines the importance of finding our way back to ourselves and to each other by way of braving 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.”
