Lets talk about Vulnerability

Okay, in case you have not come across this one already, I highly recommend you take 10 minutes out of your day to watch a wonderful TED talk by Brene Brown on the topic of Vulnerability (easily found via a search on YouTube).

Brene is a social work researcher who has looked into a number of different emotional variables from a research perspective and this talk highlights her discovery of the importance of vulnerability to human health and wellbeing.

Her research originally started in the area of human connection, that we are all neurobiologically wired to be connected to others and that connection is the basis for what brings meaning and purpose to our lives. Without giving away to much, the TED talk highlights her personal journey to a number of extraordinary and highly valuable insights into how vulnerability can in fact positively shape and influence our experience of life and relationships. 

I have watched this fantastic talk a couple of times now and wrote down a few pithy and inspirational statements including:

'What makes me vulnerable makes me beautiful"

"I need to be compassionate to myself before I can show compassion to others"

"We are all worthy of love and belonging"

"We need to let ourselves be seen"

"I am enough"

I do hope you will take the time to watch this short talk and that you find what Brene has to say as fascinating, relevant and useful as I have.