Super Soul Special: Brené Brown Part 1: Daring Greatly

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Original Air Date: August 6, 2017 What is the real catalyst for human connection, and can we make our lives more meaningful through vulnerability? Oprah asks Dr. Brené Brown, a professor, New York Times best-selling author and nationally acclaimed speaker.

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of the most
0:07.8	valuable gifts you can give yourself is time. Taking time to be more fully present. Your journey
0:16.5	to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.
0:24.4	Born in San Antonio, Bray Brown, is a fifth generation Texan.
0:29.3	The oldest of four, Brunei was raised with tough old-fashioned pull yourself up by your bootstraps,
0:34.6	Texas values.
0:35.9	It wasn't until her mid-20s that she discovered a deep-seated
0:39.4	passion for teaching, and after earning her bachelor's master's in Ph.D., she became a professor
0:45.3	at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Her research focuses on vulnerability,
0:51.1	courage, shame. It led Brunay to re-examine her own life and gave her the strength
0:56.9	to open up about her own spiritual awakening in a 2010 TEDx talk, a regional version of the famous
1:04.6	idea-sharing TED conference that spotlights innovators and thought leaders. Much to Brunet's surprise, sharing her fears resonated with people,
1:14.6	not just in that Texas auditorium, but around the world,
1:18.6	garnering more than 8 million views on TED.com.
1:22.6	Brunay's written three books now based on her groundbreaking research.
1:26.4	I thought it was just me, the gifts of
1:28.9	imperfection, and her New York Times number one bestseller, daring greatly. I can't even tell
1:34.8	you how long people have been saying, you should have Dr. Bray Brown on. You should have Dr.
1:40.3	Bray Brown on. And I'm like, who is Dr. Bray Brown? Now, this is so interesting. Your name
1:45.8	starts coming up, and I see you in the TED Talk, and then I see you on, I think it was
1:51.6	Katie's show. I, somebody gives me the book. I'm like, okay, I hear you. I hear you. And now
1:59.5	you are here. Oh, my God. I know. I know. And when I met you. And now you are here. Oh my God.
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