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1. Brené and Barrett share their parenting strategy that Brené calls “the opposite of raising a child that's full of shame.” 2. The family of origin roles that Brené (the Protector) and Barrett (the Peacekeeper) had to adjust in order to work together – and the two keys to working well with family.   3. The ways in which a child who grows up living on eggshells becomes an adult who is fearful – and how that fear shows up differently for Brené, Barrett, Glennon, and Amanda.    4. The hilarious moment when each sister confesses a secret that they fear the other believes about them–and we find out whether or not it's true.  5. How Brené and Barrett are walking through the grief of their mother's sudden decline, and how they circle back when the stress of that grief makes them shitty to each other.   About Brené:  Dr. 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.She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.  Brené'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. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.  In her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, ATLAS OF THE HEART, which has been adapted for television and now streaming on HBO Max, she takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.  Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie. TW: @BreneBrown IG: @BreneBrown About Barrett:  Barrett Guillen is Chief of Staff for Brené Brown Education and Research Group. With her team, Barrett supports both Brené and the organization by helping to prioritize competing demands, managing relationships, and building connective tissue and strategy across all business initiatives. Barrett holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Kinesiology from the University of Houston. After more than a decade in education in the Texas Panhandle, Barrett and her family moved back to the Houston area to join Brene's team in making the world a braver place. Having the opportunity to work with her sisters every day has been one of the great joys of her life. Outside the office, you can find Barrett spending time with her family (immediate and extended), enjoying her daughter's games, eating her husband's famous burgers, floating in the water (any water!), or on the pickle ball court. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guild CEO Rachel Romer and best-selling author Adam Grant talk to Brené Brown, renowned professor and author about how leaders can best support frontline workers and creating workplaces that work. They touch on leadership, vulnerability, and addressing the mismatch between talent and opportunity in the United States. Brown discusses introducing vulnerability and bravery into leadership with a focus on America's frontline workforce. Key takeaways from our conversation with Brené:Contagious Calmness: Learn tactics for becoming a calm leader and creating space between stimulus and response. Discover how to break free from the grip of anxiety and inspire tranquility within your organization.Unscripted Empathy: Understand the fundamentals of empathetic leadership, where active listening, thoughtful questioning, and genuine reflection reign supreme. Say goodbye to rigid scripts and hello to deep connections that foster trust, creativity, and innovation.Overcoming Shame with Empathy: Shame is a universal emotion that can cripple individuals and organizations. Unearth the power of empathy in challenging negative self-talk and transforming workplace narratives. Learn how to construct a compassionate environment where everyone thrives.Join us for a provocative conversation that will equip you with the tools to create space, manage anxiety, and cultivate empathy within all levels of your organization. This episode will empower you to deconstruct negative stories, foster positive growth, and create an empathetic workplace culture that inspires greatness.More resources from GuildAbout Brené Brown:Dr. 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. She also holds the position of visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brené has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers and is the host of two award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.Brené's books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and her titles include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.Brené's TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 60 million views. Brené is the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix, and in March 2022, she launched a new show on HBO Max that focuses on her latest book, Atlas of the Heart. Brené spends most of her time working in organizations around the world, helping develop braver leaders and more courageous cultures. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie, and a weird Bichon named Lucy.

What happens when you feel like your environment does not properly reflect love back to you?  On this episode of YOU Better! Charles E. Sims Jr. reflects on his melancholy filled childhood and his journey to seeing himself as a “60-year-old late bloomer.” This self-proclaimed prisoner of hope also shares his learnings about self now that he is experiencing the ultimate safe space with his boyfriend. Shop book recommendations from this episode:The Bluest Eye a book by Toni Morrison (bookshop.org)Song of Solomon a book by Toni Morrison (bookshop.org)You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience a book by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown (bookshop.org)The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir a book by Jenifer Lewis (bookshop.org)You can check out more recommendations in the YOU Better BookshopBook Kiesha at https://kieshagarrison.coDirectly support the podcast financially:Cash AppVenmoPayPal.Me

1. Brené and Barrett share their parenting strategy that Brené calls “the opposite of raising a child that's full of shame.” 2. The family of origin roles that Brené (the Protector) and Barrett (the Peacekeeper) had to adjust in order to work together–and the two keys to working well with family.   3. The ways in which a child who grows up living on eggshells becomes an adult who is fearful–and how that fear shows up differently for Brené, Barrett, Glennon, and Amanda.    4. The hilarious moment when each sister confesses a secret that they fear the other believes about them–and we find out whether or not it's true.  5. How Brené and Barrett are walking through the grief of their mother's sudden decline, and how they circle back when the stress of that grief makes them shitty to each other.   About Brené:  Dr. 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.She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.  Brené'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. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.  In her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, ATLAS OF THE HEART, which has been adapted for television and now streaming on HBO Max, she takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.  Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie. TW: @BreneBrown IG: @BreneBrown About Barrett:  Barrett Guillen is Chief of Staff for Brené Brown Education and Research Group. With her team, Barrett supports both Brené and the organization by helping to prioritize competing demands, managing relationships, and building connective tissue and strategy across all business initiatives. Barrett holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Kinesiology from the University of Houston. After more than a decade in education in the Texas Panhandle, Barrett and her family moved back to the Houston area to join Brene's team in making the world a braver place. Having the opportunity to work with her sisters every day has been one of the great joys of her life. Outside the office, you can find Barrett spending time with her family (immediate and extended), enjoying her daughter's games, eating her husband's famous burgers, floating in the water (any water!), or on the pickle ball court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1. How to know when to dig deep–and when to quit digging.  2. The greatest blocker of connection–and how to remove it. 3. How to handle our fear (without obsessively controlling our people and our environment). 4. Why we all deserve a standing ovation for navigating relationships over the past two years.   About Brené:  Dr. 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. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.  In her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, ATLAS OF THE HEART, which has been adapted for television and now streaming on HBO Max, she takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.  Brené'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. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.  Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie. TW: @BreneBrown IG: @BreneBrown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you enjoy this episode and want more bonus insights, big ideas, and recommendations to improve your own reading, check out the bookmark membership on Patreon.   About the book Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and to be stewards of the stories that we hear. In Atlas of the Heart, we explore eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human and walk through a new framework for cultivating meaningful connection. This is for the mapmakers and travelers in all of us. Source: https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/ About the author Dr. 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. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy; is the author of six #1 New York Times best sellers; and is the host of the weekly Spotify original podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Brené's books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and her titles include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the best-selling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. Her TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 50 million views. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service in April 2019. Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie. Source: https://brenebrown.com/media-kit/ Big idea #1 — We need to start feeling Most of us don't fully feel. We numb, we avoid, we deflect, and we do anything to not feel painful or uncomfortable feelings, in an attempt to remain in control. When we start feeling our feelings, we discover we need to do a lot of work to reevaluate ourselves, to reset boundaries, choose ourselves over the comfort of others. We can't outrun our feelings, and we need to be, to hold people accountable for their hurtful behaviors. If we don't understand the link between thoughts and behavior, we become more and more disconnected from each other. There is a lot of disconnection in the world at the moment because we've lost the ability to see things from a different point of view, to extend empathy, to connect, and to have the courage to have some uncomfortable conversations. But to do any of this successfully, we need language. Most people unfortunately can only recognize three big emotions; something looking like mad, sad, and glad. As a result, we're only really accessing a tiny slice of what it means to be human. The more emotions that we can define, access, and recognise in ourselves and others, the wider and better the conversations we can have. Hey, have you subscribed to the bookmark newsletter? If you liked this, you might like my twice-monthly email with book reviews and ideas of what you should be reading, and listening to, next. Click here to subscribe.   Big idea #2 — The categories of emotions The book is structured into 13 groups of emotions; The places we go when things are uncertain The places we go when we compare The places we go when things don't go as planned The places we go when it's beyond us The places we go when things aren't what they seem The places we go when we're hurting The places we go with others The places we go when we fall short The places we go when we search for connection The places we go when the heart is open The places we go in when life is good The places we go when we feel wronged The places we go to self assess All of those clusters have several different emotions that sit within them, some of them are a mix of what we would commonly call positive and negative emotions (although many in the field would avoid this language). Each emotion is then broken down to cover how it shows up in our bodies (the biology of the emotion), how families and communities shape our beliefs around the connection between feelings, thoughts, and behaviors (the biography), how to examine our go-to behaviors and recognizing the context of what we're feeling or thinking (behaviours), and the backstory of each emotion (backstory). Note: I think this is one of the most powerful parts of the book, the categorization of the emotions in this way, based on how and when they show up. Big idea #3 — The confused emotions There's lots of examples in the book around emotions that often get confused with each other. For example, the difference between stressed and overwhelmed, jealousy and envy, and the link between resentment and envy.  Brené shares an interesting conversation Professor Marc Brackett (author of Permission to Feel). She asked if resentment was linked to anger, and he said that it was linked to envy. This was a huge penny-drop moment for Brené who realised that the ‘anger' she felt when she was resentful, was actually envy, usually because the other person was able to put a boundary in place that she wished she could, but felt like she couldn't. This ability to recognise the subtle nuance between certain emotions is so important for having better conversations with each other about how we feel. Another example was the subtle differences between disappointed, regretful discouraged, resigned, and frustrated. If you've only got access to ‘mad, sad, and glad', you might bunch all of those into ‘mad'. But actually there are really distinct differences in why those five emotions could be showing up. The conversation you might have someone who's feeling disappointed when they felt like an outcome was outside of their control, versus the conversation you can have with someone who was able to identify as feeling frustrated are quite different conversations and therefore quite different questions, and empathy are required. For this reason, this book is an absolute go-to resource for labeling, understanding, demystifying, and defining the emotions we all feel. Seeing where those lines are commonly blurred, and therefore our actions and behaviors might be too, is a pathway to meaningful connection. Meaningful connection requires grounded confidence and a mindset of learning and improving. Ultimately, all of this is a journey based in reflection, curiosity, empathy, mistakes, a lot of discomfort, and really a lifetime of work. This is not something that you're going to read the book, and become a fully fledged, emotionally competent human. This is absolutely a lifetime of work, as Brené openly shares in her own stories throughout the book.   I talked about Brené's previous book, Dare to Lead, in episode 2(!) of this podcast. You can go back and listen to it here.   Let's connect LinkedIn Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you feel like your environment does not properly reflect love back to you?  On this episode of YOU Better! Charles E. Sims Jr. reflects on his melancholy filled childhood and his journey to seeing himself as a “60-year-old late bloomer.” This self-proclaimed prisoner of hope also shares his learnings about self now that he is experiencing the ultimate safe space with his boyfriend. Shop book recommendations from this episode:The Bluest Eye a book by Toni Morrison (bookshop.org)Song of Solomon a book by Toni Morrison (bookshop.org)You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience a book by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown (bookshop.org)The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir a book by Jenifer Lewis (bookshop.org)You can check out more recommendations in the YOU Better BookshopBook Kiesha at https://kieshagarrison.coDirectly support the podcast financially:Cash AppVenmoPayPal.Me

This week, Your Favorite Librarian shares her personal stories navigating and battling anxiety. Before or after checking out Episode 8, check out this uplifting reading list, to guide you along. "Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood" by Marjane Satrapi "You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience" by Tarana Burke and Brene and Brown "You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays" by Zora Neale Hurston "100 Days Inside" by Madison Martin and Fionna M. Wright Your Favorite Librarian defines what Generalized Anxiety Disorder is based off the DSM-5's guidance, shares tools to help readers navigate challenging and difficult emotions, and situations, and also provides real-life examples and tools of how to be your best self... with anixety. From dancing to channel negative and anxious energy, engaging in laughter to escape from bouts of lowness, hiking to engage in a new environment, or mediating to detach, or reconnect... Reading can provide readers an opportunity to figure out what mental health tool or resource is best. This Week's Honorable Mentions include: "I Don't Want to Die Poor" by M. Arceneaux"It's About Drama Time" by Arlan Hamilton "Fear the Black Body" by Sabrina S. You are not alone-- there is something for you. Continue reading! For more information, browse favorite librarian.com or IG:favoritelibrarian for more Black or QPOC Literature and information. Support the show (https://paypal.me/forrestnogump)

1. Brené and Glennon role play through a scenario on how to put boundaries in practice with family members this holiday season. 2. Why Brené insists that starting “a love affair with the thing you're most afraid of” will change your life.   3. Glennon asks Brené the question she's been dying to ask about how a woman's work is defined and received in the world compared to her male counterparts.  4. How understanding that grief and loss are an inevitable part of change helps us navigate toward the decisions that serve us.  5. Brené answers questions from the Pod Squad and our rapid fire session on: tough emotions, tattoos, and her favorite place on Earth. About Brené: Dr. 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. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.   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.  Brené'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. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.  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. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service in April 2019.   Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie. Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Instagram: @brenebrown Twitter: @BreneBrown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1. Why Brené's new book ATLAS OF THE HEART is a game changer for communicating hard emotions more easily.  2. Brené breaks down the difference between stressed and overwhelmed—and gives us tools to navigate both. 3. How our survival strategies from our families of origin can become both our superpowers and our stumbling blocks in our relationships and wellness.   4. How we can make sure our kids experience deep, steady belonging—even if they don't feel like they “belong” out in the world.   5. The one question that Brené now asks herself whenever she's considering a decision—and how it's changed everything.  About Brené: Dr. 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. Brené is also a visiting professor in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.   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.  Brené'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. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.  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. She is also the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix. The Call to Courage special debuted on the streaming service in April 2019.   Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.  Book: Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Instagram: @brenebrown Twitter: @BreneBrown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke's debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me: IG:  demetriallucas.Twitter: demetriallucas.FB: demetriallucas.YouTube: demetriallucas.Thanks to our sponsors: Design like a pro with Canva Pro! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial when you use my promo code! Just go to canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial.Enter TODAY for your chance to win the “Miami Dream House” or other life-changing prizes and experiences at omaze.com/ratchet. Plus, receive 20 extra entries when you enter code ratchet20.Head to beamorganics.com/RATCHET for 40% off the first 3 months of a peppermint dream subscription PLUS free mug and frother, or 20% off a one-time purchase. Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET.Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout.Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry is BACK,  and now available with Zero Sugar!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke's debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Design like a pro with Canva Pro! Right now, you can get a FREE 45-day extended trial when you use my promo code! Just go to canva.me/ratchet to get your FREE 45-day extended trial. Enter TODAY for your chance to win the “Miami Dream House” or other life-changing prizes and experiences at omaze.com/ratchet. Plus, receive 20 extra entries when you enter code ratchet20. Head to beamorganics.com/RATCHET for 40% off the first 3 months of a peppermint dream subscription PLUS free mug and frother, or 20% off a one-time purchase.  Right now, ShesBirdie is offering our listeners 15% off your first purchase when you go to shesbirdie.com/RATCHET. Right now, Sakara is offering our listeners 20% off their first order when they go to sakara.com/RATCHET or enter code RATCHET at checkout. Sprite Winter Spiced Cranberry is BACK,  and now available with Zero Sugar!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NYT Bestselling author, speaker, research professor, and leading expert in vulnerability Brené Brown is back on the show to talk about fitting in and belonging. Connect with Brené Brown: Website: https://brenebrown.com Instagram: brenebrown Twitter: Brené Brown @BreneBrown Books: 1. You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience 2. Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience Source: Audible: Chapter 1 The Power of Vulnerability Hosted by Malikee Josephs (Pronounced Muh leek Jo seffs) Follow The Show On Instagram @DepressionDetoxShow.

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> How many times have you NOT spoken up because you were afraid of what someone may think? How many times have you not fought for the raise you deserved? How often have you apologized or beaten yourself up for your own body? How do you tweak your posture when you're dealing with someone aggressive and domineering? How often do you disrespect your time by allowing others to be late or demand things of you last minute? All of these scenarios (and many more) indicate how comfortable you may be Taking. Up. Space. For many of us, we've been told that we aren't as worthy or valid as the next person which often leads us to shrink and dim our shine in order to make other comfortable. You may find these situations all too familiar. I sure-as-hell have.  In this week's episode, I explore the concept of “taking up space”, what that actually looks like, and how to start owning your personal power and self-worth. I look at seventeen different things you can start paying attention to in order to catapult your “enoughness” and start demanding a seat at the table. Get ready to own your brilliance and kick your confidence into high gear. This pod explores: How your ability (or inability) to take up space speaks volumes about your self-worth The secrets of “successful” people who seemingly have no issue demanding space for themselves 17 Ways you can start taking up space in simple, bite-sized ways… all at your own pace Simple script ideas for when you KNOW you need to speak up for yourself but you struggle to find the words ______ NEW *FREE* WORKSHOP READY TO GET RID OF PERFECTIONISM, SELF-DOUBT, AND OVERWHELM? OF COURSE, YOU ARE! Is this the year you go from a people-pleasing, guilt-tripped perfectionist to a bold and boundaried badass? Um, yeah. I think it is! If you're DONE feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed out because you're constantly doing, doing, doing for everyone else, then you must grab your seat in this brand-new workshop! You'll learn the exact five-step process I take my clients through so they can let go of all the stress and angst of striving for “perfect” and caring waaaaay too much what everyone else thinks. It's time to finally believe in yourself, find that self-confidence you crave, and start living your life for YOU. So, clickety-click RIGHT HUURRR to get on The List! #yourewelcome ______ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Grab your seat at my new workshop!! FOR FREE!! POD #228: How to Stop Apologizing and Over-Explaining POD #357: 6 Ways to Start Speaking Up for Yourself POD #384: [Coaching Session] Working With Rachel On Imposter Complex  POD #385: [Dial An Expert] Tanya Geisler On Imposter Complex   POD #386: [Amy Says] 5 Ways To Stop Feeling Like A Fraud  POD #401: [Amy Says] How To Manifest Your Soulmate – Part 1 POD #402:  [Amy Says] How To Manifest Your Soulmate – Part 2 POD #403: [Dial An Expert] A Mindset For Attracting Love With Kira Sabin POD #407: Andrea Owen on Taking Up Space + Making Some Noise Amy Cuddy's TED Talk, “Your body language may shape who you are” You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience, by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love, Sonya Renee Taylor ______ HOW TO LEAVE APPLE PODCASTS REVIEWS: Click the “Subscribe on Apple Podcasts” button below or go HERE Click on blue button that reads “view in Apple Podcasts” which will open the podcast into your personal Apple Podcasts account Click “Ratings & Reviews” under the show title Click the star rating of choice and then click the “Write a Review” button You can also click “Subscribe” under the podcast photo to be automatically notified of new episodes ______ WANT TO SUBMIT A SHOW TOPIC? Swing by THIS PAGE and let us hear what you would like us to sound off on!

This week we're talking about "Romanticizing" our lives. We're going to talk about what it is, and how do we get there. Maybe it's time to learn from Gen Z and TikTok on this journey called life. Tajah Ferjuste "YouTube" Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcXVFBUi_r91pyqgF1ZZiNQ Romanticize your Life: a lesson learned from TikTok and Gen Z by Sasha Meyer: https://medium.com/journal-of-journeys/romanticize-your-life-c0dfd5bcb3da Click here for the definition of Romanticize Click here for the definition of Romantic Recommended Books: Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz: https://www.miguelruiz.com/the-four-agreements The Four Agreements are:Be Impeccable With Your Word.Don't Take Anything Personally.Don't Make Assumptions.Always Do Your Best.You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke and Brene' Brown: https://www.amazon.com/You-Your-Best-Thing-Vulnerability/dp/0593243625 Seven Days in June by Tia Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Days-June-Tia-Williams/dp/153871910X Things you can do to "romanticize your life":1) Prioritize doing things that bring you joy often2) Prioritize something daily that brings you joy 3) Prioritize doing something daily that brings you joy no matter what happens 4) Prioritize your content and the people you support via social media. People to check out:1) Demetria Lucas, "A Belle in Brooklyn" and "Ratched and Respectable" Podcast: http://www.demetrialucas.com/2) Mike Peele YouTube "20 to 39 minute dance classes": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbx0nYywXrKpoMFT_1ZTYJwcPrevious episodes referenced this week: Episode 72: Spaces: https://www.buzzsprout.com/851650/8872025-spaces.mp3?download=true Episode 67: Possessing The Secret of Joy: https://www.buzzsprout.com/851650/8641891-possessing-the-secret-of-joy.mp3?download=true Contact information for Pamela &  The Well Done Life Podcast:Please reach out and share your feedback on this week's episode or topics that you would like covered :-)Twitter: https://twitter.com/iampamelaldavisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pamelaldavis/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewelldonelifepodcast/Email: thewelldonelife@gmail.com

This week Rachel would rather be reading Fierce Self-Compassion. Dr. Kristin Neff has a great website! Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Dr. Kristin Neff Rachel also suggests: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience by Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown

Judith Rossall is a tutor in preaching and church history at the Queen's Foundation which trains people for ordained ministry.  She is also a Methodist minister and describes herself as being happily single with a keen interest in gardening. Judith has recently had a book published called ‘Forbidden Fruit and Fig Leaves: Reading the Bible with the Shamed' and shame in the Bible is primarily what the interview is about.Books mentioned in the interview:·      Linda Radzik, Making Amends : Atonement in Morality, Law, and Politics (Oxford & New York, 2009).·      Tarana Burke and Brené Brown, eds., You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience: An anthology, 2021.The Transforming Shame NetworkJudith mentioned the Transforming Shame Network, which is a community of faith willing and wanting to share human experience, ministerial praxis, academic research and creativity with the hope of transforming shame within church and culture.  They can be found on Facebook and YouTube and a website is being prepared and should be published shortly: www.transformingshame.co.uk.  They welcome new members and can be contacted on shametransforming@gmail.com.Find Judith at:Email: rossallj@queens.ac.ukTwitter: @judithrossallFollow the Recovering God Podcast:Twitter: @RecoveringGod Instagram: Recovering_GodPlease remember to rate, subscribe and tell others who you think will be interested. RGP HistoryAlison & Grace were having a conversation in the summer of 2019 about podcasts and they weren't aware of any at the time that spoke to their context, so they decided to set one up. You can hear more about their thinking about the podcast on the Introductions episode. Grace & Alison worked on the podcast together for the first year but Grace had other commitments that meant she had to give the podcast up, so from February 2021 the podcast has been carrying on without her. We are still hoping to have new podcast co-hosts, maybe even a team. Could it be you? Do get in touch.If you have any comments, please let us know at:  RecoveringGodPodcast@gmail.com. With thanks to Dan Lawrence who wrote and performed our tune & Lawrence Dinh who produced it.

This week we're gonna be talking about how vulnerability takes more than just sharing. Includes a book reading. All the credits go to editors Tarana Burke and Brené Brown of the book You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and The Black Experience An Anthology… I hope you enjoy

I am so excited about this conversation with the incredible organizer, writer, and healer, Yolo Akili Robinson. We had a great talk about everything from being an uncle, the healing journey, future books, the authentic self, to the intersection of male privilege, the patriarchy, race, and queerness. I particularly enjoyed how Yolo described his own healing journey and how he created what he needed and then shared it with the world through BEAM, as well as our discussion on what being gender non-conforming means to each of us. We ended with a fruitful talk about the scarcity mentality, and Yolo sharing what he is in the middle of reading! You can also check out Yolo's first book, Dear Universe wherever books are sold and read his essay in the new anthology, You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience, edited by Tarana Burke and Brené Brown. Guests Bio: Yolo Akili Robinson is an award winning writer, healing justice worker, yogi and the founder and executive director of BEAM (The Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). BEAM is a national training, movement building and grant making organization dedicated to the healing, wellness and liberation of Black communities. Yolo has worked primarily in three areas: Batterers intervention/family counseling with Black men and boys, HIV/AIDS, and healing justice/wellness work. In 2018, Yolo was awarded the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation "Health Equity Award" for his work. He was also featured at the 2020 BET Awards for an "Empowerful spotlight", highlighting his work facilitating the vision of BEAM. His writings and work have appeared on Shondaland, GQ, Women's Health, USA Today, Vice, B.E.T, Huffington Post, Cassius, Ebony, Everyday Feminisms and much more. He is the author of the social justice themed affirmation Book "Dear Universe: Letters of Affirmation & Empowerment for all of us" and a contributor to Tarana Burke and Dr. Brene Brown's anthology "You Are Your Best Thing." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke's debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”.Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/.Follow me: IG:  demetriallucas.Twitter: demetriallucas.FB: demetriallucas.YouTube: demetriallucas.Thanks to our sponsors: Get key nutrients–without the B.S. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today. Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. And get 15% off your first order when you use code RATCHET at checkout.Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-Day delivery! Learn more at amazon.com/RATCHETRX.Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to curology.com/ratchet for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling!So protect your privacy today and get 3 months of ExpressVPN for free with a 1-year package. Visit expressvpn.com/ratchet.More about the Show: Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alicia Garza is joined by Tarana Burke, the Founder and Director of the “Me Too.” Movement, and by Prentis Hemphill, the Founding Director of The Embodiment Institute and The Black Embodiment Initiative. The conversation is centered around a recently released collection of essays co-edited by Burke and Brené Brown titled You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. Plus, Garza’s round up of all that’s good and awful from the past week.More about: You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black ExperienceTarana Burke on Twitter and InstagramPrentis Hemphill on Twitter and InstagramLady Don't Take No on Twitter, Instagram & FacebookAlicia Garza on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook. This pod is supported by the Black Futures LabProduction by Phil SurkisTheme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by Latyrx Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance. She is the co-founder of Supermajority, a new home for women’s activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart (Penguin Random House),  and she warns you -- hashtags don’t start movements. People do. 

Demi chats with Me Too Founder and New York Times Bestselling Author Tarana Burke about self work, self worth, so-called “strong” Black women and other themes covered in Burke’s debut book, “You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and The Black Experience”. Check out my website: http://www.demetrialucas.com/about/. Follow me:  IG:  demetriallucas. Twitter: demetriallucas. FB: demetriallucas. YouTube: demetriallucas. Thanks to our sponsors: Get key nutrients–without the B.S. Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off during your first 3 months. Visit ritual.com/RATCHET to start your Ritual today.  Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. And get 15% off your first order when you use code RATCHET at checkout. Amazon Prime Members can save on prescription medication when not using insurance and get FREE 2-Day delivery! Learn more at amazon.com/RATCHETRX. Take control of acne, dark spots, breakouts or whatever your unique concerns may be with a powerful skincare treatment made for YOU today! Go to curology.com/ratchet for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling! So protect your privacy today and get 3 months of ExpressVPN for free with a 1-year package. Visit expressvpn.com/ratchet. More about the Show:  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/RatchetRespectablePodcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To get your copy of YOU ARE YOUR BEST THING: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience, visit:  https://www.taranaburke.com/taranabrene  

This week we're talking with two incredible women, Tarana Burke and Tanya Fields. Tarana is the founder of the Me Too movement and a former Root 100 honoree, and Tanya is the founder of the Black Feminist Project. Both have come together recently in a new collection of essays called You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience (which Tarana edited along with Brené Brown), and they join us this week to talk about the many reasons why it is necessary for us to move past our shame.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.