

In order to enter into the arena of choice, we need to understand what gets in the way, and how to conquer the obstacles.

What stands between you and those things? Fear.

However, this avoidance can be detrimental to the person you want to be, the goals you want to achieve, the relationships you want to establish. Our brains are naturally wired to seek pleasure and avoid pain. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.Avoidance of things we dislike and fear is human. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service in April 2019.īrené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. Her TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 50 million views. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly Spotify Original podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.īrené’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages and titles include: Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. To inquire about available services, check out posted events or please message her using the Contact Form below.ĭr. Mindset clinician, Andrea Dixon, is a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator and offers individual, group, weekend intensive and retreats inspire by The Daring Way™, Rising Strong™, and Gifts of Imperfection™ curriculums. The primary focus is on developing shame resilience skills and developing daily practices that transform the way we live, love, parent, and lead.

We examine the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that are holding us back and we identify the new choices and practices that will move us toward more authentic and wholehearted living. During the process we explore topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame, and worthiness. It can be facilitated in clinical, educational, and professional settings. The method was designed for work with individuals, couples, families, work teams, and organizational leaders. The Daring Way™ is a highly experiential methodology based on the research of Dr.
