Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
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2.5 Stars
I have loved Brené Brownâs previous work, but this read like quite literally reading the dictionary. I think where Brené shines most is her ability to put research surrounding complicated emotions and concepts into everyday language so that the reader can digest and use the information to impact their own life. While there were bits and pieces of that classic style in this book, the majority felt like a textbook rehashing of concepts covered in previous works. This would not be a book I would recommend to anyone interested in reading Brené Brownâs typically insightful work. However, on a positive note the hard copy book is beautiful.
I have loved Brené Brownâs previous work, but this read like quite literally reading the dictionary. I think where Brené shines most is her ability to put research surrounding complicated emotions and concepts into everyday language so that the reader can digest and use the information to impact their own life. While there were bits and pieces of that classic style in this book, the majority felt like a textbook rehashing of concepts covered in previous works. This would not be a book I would recommend to anyone interested in reading Brené Brownâs typically insightful work. However, on a positive note the hard copy book is beautiful.
What a wonderful and educational book that made me feel more in tune with my relationships and how I’ve experienced connection in my life.
I think I got this at Costco. I'd heard a lot about Brene Brown, but hadn't read any of her books at all. This was the wrong one to start with, because it's essentially a listing of emotional terms, and you already know all this. Yes, I already know what boredom, awe, despair, insecurity, etc. are. This is mostly simplistic and rarely gives insight. There were probably two exceptions. First, she identifies Foreboding Joy as a separate emotion, and I totally get it - I used to experience that all the time with an ex-husband. It's that horrible feeling when life is great, and you're happy, but you know that anytime things are "too good," the person you're married to is going to do something to emotionally sucker punch you. The other one I liked was her defining "narcissism as the shame-based fear of being ordinary" in her discussion of Hubris. (That one went along with that same ex.)
Maybe this would have been more interesting to me if I'd already read some of her other books.
Maybe this would have been more interesting to me if I'd already read some of her other books.
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