Brené Brown: Listening to shame
Vulnerability, Courage, Authenticity, and Shame
TED2012 · March 2012 · 21 minutesShame is an unspoken epidemic in our culture, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior, addiction, depression, violence, aggression, bullying, suicide, eating disorders.
Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word [Text Source: TED]
“Empathy is the antidote to shame. If you put shame in a Petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you put the same amount of shame in a Petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can’t survive. The two most powerful words: me too.”
