Nicole's Reviews > Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

I love Brene Brown's research and perspective. However, reading this, it became clear that her investment in corporate culture and unquestioning faith in the capitalistic model of being makes the wonderful work she's done feel as though it is founded on quicksand. Yes, shame is an epidemic in this country, and suppressed trauma and anxiety run rampant. Why? Let's take a look at how those corporations Dr. Brown does consulting for and how they market to us. Let's talk about a culture that would have us overwork in order to have a place to live and money to eat rather than let us take care of ourselves when we're broken. Let's talk about a healthcare system that is set up to benefit insurance companies rather than the people who need help. Let's talk about an economic model based on perpetual growth and exploitation of natural resources and the labor of developing countries. Let's talk about our current moment in time, where we're living a lifestyle that is unsustainable for the planet we live on. Let's talk about our country's toxic history and how we all carry that with us.

I can drink Dr. Brown's form of kool-aid wholeheartedly. But there are some Texas-sized gaps in her thinking that keep her work from being truly great. IMHO.