“All too often our so-called strength comes from fear, not love; instead of having a strong back, many of us have a defended front shielding a weak spine. In other words, we walk around brittle and defensive, trying to conceal our lack of confidence.” ~ Roshi Joan Hallifax This is where it gets real. In …
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Is your sense of belonging dependent upon feeling in control? When her husband offered her the trip she had longed for, instead of getting excited, Cynthia Occelli freaked out and realized: All of this was code for: I don’t like it when I’m not in control. Which is code for: I’m afraid of …
True belonging. Those words conjure up a very specific picture for me as a recovering fitting-in person. Striving to fit in had only created a false sense of belonging that was both weak and conditional. It’s the emotional equivalent of constantly walking a wobbly tightrope with no safety net. The only person you’re faking out …
Most of my career was spent in a world dominated by men, tough men, primarily engineering types. I’m a smallish woman who danced ballet, played the piano, read everything, and loved all things arts. We were all strangers together in this land. I didn’t set out with a goal in mind of becoming a consultant …
In Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown speaks candidly and transparently about using self-destructive behaviors to soothe the lack of belonging she so keenly felt. She quotes Anne Lamott to describe how weary that running away was leaving her – “By the end, I was deteriorating faster than I could lower my standards.” And then …
What does “belonging” mean to you? The dictionary defines it as being a member or part of a particular group, organization, or class. As children, our first desire is to feel a sense of belonging within our families, yet years of coaching reveals this is often not the case. According to Brené Brown in Braving the Wilderness, …
I’ve been reading Braving the Wilderness – The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone, the newest book from social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, and want to share it with you. But there’s a problem… For the last 15 minutes or so, I’ve been sitting in front of my computer searching …
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