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Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

Harriet Lerner and Brené - I’m Sorry: How To Apologize & Why It Matters, Part 1 of 2

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.624.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This is the first episode of two-part special based on a course that Dr. Harriet Lerner and I did together on her groundbreaking book Why Won’t You Apologize?: Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts. It’s an authentic, hard conversation about making mistakes, healing hurts, and being brave. Harriet is a friend, mentor, and teacher. Her work has shaped my career and made my life better. During a time of deep uncertainty and anxiety — when many of us have struggled to be our best selves all of the time — apologizing has never been more important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:14.0

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1:01.2

Hi everyone. I'm Renee Brown and this is unlocking us. I'm super excited about

1:08.7

the podcasts plural this week. We have a two-part special this week Wednesday and Friday and

1:16.2

it's all about apologizing and this is a personal one for me and for many reasons. I'll start with this.

1:27.0

I have apologized more since we've been in quarantine and we've been in this pandemic. I think I've

1:35.5

apologized more during this period of time than I have in probably the last

1:39.0

five years added together. I don't know about you but I have not been my best self. I've been kind of my shitty

1:46.0

self more than once. My tired self, my anxious self, my plagued with feelings of like, I have have I've gotten used to being like kind of the half-ass like okay

1:56.5

I can't do it all perfect sometimes I feel like a half-ass mom half-ass partner half-ass

2:00.8

Professor but this has been like the quarter eighth-ass problem that I've been up against since the pandemic started.

2:07.0

And I find myself apologizing a lot, and I find myself deeply grateful to Harriet Lerner, who taught me how to apologize.

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