Brené Brown

Brené Brown
Brown at the Texas Conference for Women (2012)
Born	November 18, 1965 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Research Professor Author Public Speaker Licensed Master Social Worker
Language	English
Nationality	American
Education	Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work Master of Social Work Bachelor of Social Work
Alma mater	University of Houston University of Texas at Austin
Period	2004–current
Subject	Social work
Spouse	Steve Alley (m. 1994)
Children	2
Website
www.brenebrown.com

Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American scholar, author, and public speaker, who is currently a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.^[1] Over the last twelve years she has been involved in research on a range of topics, including vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She is the author of two #1 New York Times Bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection (2010) and Daring Greatly (2012). She and her work have been featured on PBS,^[2] NPR,^[3] TED,^[4] and CNN.^[5]

Early life and education

Brown was born in San Antonio, Texas and spent a formative period in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[6] She completed her Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) at University of Texas at Austin in 1995, followed by a Master of Social Work (MSW) in 1996 and Ph.D. from the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston in 2002.^[1]

Career

Brown began her career as a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.^[7] Her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She presented a 2012 TED talk and two 2010 TEDx talks.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Brown is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power (Penguin/Gotham, 2007), The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are (Hazelden, 2010), and Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown (Gotham, 2012). Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.^[14]

In March 2013, she appeared on Super Soul Sunday talking with Oprah Winfrey about her new book, Daring Greatly.^[15] The title of the book comes from Theodore Roosevelt’s speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, which is also referred as "The Man in the Arena" speech, given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910.^[16]

Brown is the CEO and Chief Learning Officer for The Daring Way, a training and certification program for helping professionals who want to facilitate her work on vulnerability, courage and worthiness.

Honors and awards

Houston Woman Magazine voted Brown one of the Houston's most influential women of 2009.^[17] Her 2010 Ted Talk is one of the most watched talks on the Ted.com website.^[18] She has received numerous teaching awards including the Graduate College of Social Work's Outstanding Faculty Award.^[19]

Published Works

• Brown, B. (2015): Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution.
• Brown, B. (2012): Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. New York City, NY: Gotham
• Brown, B. (2010): The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden.^[14]
• Brown, B. (2009): Connections: A 12-Session Psychoeducational Shame-Resilience Curriculum. Center City, MN: Hazelden.^[14]
• Brown, B. (2007): I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power. New York:Penguin/Gotham.^[20]
• Brown, B. (2007): Feminist Standpoint Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.^[20]
• Brown, B. (2007): Shame Resilience Theory. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.^[20]

Recorded Talks

• TEDxHouston 2010: "The Power of Vulnerability", June 2010
• TEDxKC 2010: "The Price of Invulnerability", August 2010
• TED2012: "Listening to Shame", March 2012
• Speaker, The UP Experience, Unique Perspectives from Unique People (2009)
• "The Power of Vulnerability" — Brown's talk at the Royal Society of Arts (2013)

References

1. "Brené Brown: Graduate School of Social Work - University of Houston". www.uh.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
2. "Up to Date - TEDxKC - Brene Brown on Shame, Anxiety, and Social Behavior". archive.kcur.org. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
3. "Brene Brown". NPR.org. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
4. "Listening to shame". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
5. "Want to be happy? Stop trying to be perfect". www.cnn.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
6. Brown, Brené (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection. Center City, Minnesota: Hazelden. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-59285-849-1.
7. "Tiptoeing Out of One’s Comfort Zone (and of Course, Back In)". Interview with Brown, New York Times February 11, 2011.
8. "TEDxHouston - 2010 Speakers". tedxhouston.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
9. TEDx talk: The Power of Vulnerability – Brené Brown, June 2010
10. "Dr. Brene Brown TEDxKC Aug 12 2010". Livestream. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
11. "Brené Brown | Speaker | TED.com". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
12. TED talk "Listening to shame" – Brené Brown. March 2012
13. Brené Brown's Biography
14. Brown, B. (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Center City, MN: Hazelden.
15. "Coming Up Sunday: Dr. Brené Brown on Daring Greatly". OWN. 2013-11-03.
16. Schawbel, Dan (2013-04-21). "Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better". Forbes. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
17. Houston's 50 Most Influential Women for 2009 , Houston Women's Magazine Archived April 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
18. Schawbel, Dan (April 21, 2013). "Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
19. "Brene Brown". Hazeldon. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
20. Brown, B. (2008). Profile

External links

• Brené Brown biography on her official website
• Brené Brown blog
• "Brené Brown, Faculty Profile". University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.
• Brown at the “You Are the Pride” Campaign, University of Houston
• Living Smart with Patricia Gras
• Brené Brown at TED