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A clip from Brené Brown's TED Talk "Listening to shame" from TED2012.
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
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Dear person, who reads it. Yes, I mean exactly you! Maybe we don’t know each other. Still, I want to say, that I believe in you! You will certainly achieve your dreams and your happiness! Just don’t give up and be honest with yourself! Now you have at least one person who constantly believes in you, which means you are fated to realize your dreams! No doubts here ^)
*Best wishes for you ❤️ from a small YouTuber.*
Even though it’s wrapped up as a nice message, this is still a shameless plug to grow your channel/ presence on YouTube.
@Hollins23 I will say only this to you. In the past one Person saved me from terrible and unhappy with similar message which I heard in video. Now is my turn to help someone!
Wow so helpful, thank you
Who here is getting so much inpiration from TEDX
amazing videos
I love hearing a woman speaking about what shame or guilt means to a man.
People are naturally born with shame and if haven’t got one you’d have come to McDonald’s wearing underwear
This is funny, because my English teacher showed this to me in 12th grade, and I remember it was very powerful. I sort of forgot about it, and in the past few days I returned to these videos, and I need to remind myself of these ideas probably at least once every week.
So did you get successful in applying them in real life!?
positive Vibes I don’t know if you mean if I have applied these ideas fully into my life? Or if I have become successful because of applying these ideas? I have not been successful in either, but I can say that I have been applying these ideas more in my life, and I think it has made me a better person. There are definitely moments in my life where I have failed, and I think I’ve done so daring greatly.
@Timothy Payne yeah that’s what I asking about and its true that no matter how many videos we watch on YouTube regarding this but everyone has a different look for reality and facing obstacles in life
Secrecy, silence & judgment. The unholy trinity.
The truth will set you free, bad habit /practice to be judge mental, cannot be lost for words and speechless. Make ppl feel your pain
Tormentum be over
Bullshit men only have one source of shame. She’s lost credibility in my eyes for that statement alone. A lot of the rest of the story is consistent with other counsel and reading I’ve had in this subject, but for her to generalize in a Ted talk like that is shameful (he says, knowing the irony laced in the statement).
Agreed, my shame is quite multifaceted. Her entire speech is just platitudes and not at all constructive, it’s deeply disappointing.
There’s a group of ppl that have no shame, accountability, or yet to be punished for thousands of years of human genocide. Now we’re being faced with the end game. That’s a damn shame.
I disagree with her singular perception on men’s shame. My shame is quite multifaceted for example.
Of course you do, mass generalisation of men in the context shame is the most inherently ignorant way to express the way you view men in the first place. I don’t think she is being realistic.
Huh? it takes two to Tango, try getting Terrorists to emphatize & good luck.