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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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Listened to Brene Brown narrate this one on the audio version, which was fun. Maybe it's because I've already read several of her other books, but this one didn't grab me the same way. While 'Daring Greatly' and 'The Gifts of Imperfection' were more focused on specific emotional skills, this book jumps around a lot (by design: it's supposed to be a comprehensive "map of the heart"). But I still love the variety of sources she pulls from to illustrate her points and make science fun, from Lao Tzu to Lyle Lovett. Looking forward to whatever she writes next!
The bulk of this book is a series of research based definitions of emotions and traits that affect our connections. These were accompanied by explanatory anecdotes quite often. At the end of the book Brown lays out some keys to cultivating meaningful connection: grounded confidence, walk alongside, story stewardship. All of these seem eminently useful.
I found this book to be a collection of all the previous books, podcasts, experiences and general learnings into a collection of emotions and their definitions. I think if you were Brene Brown "woke" this would be a great reference book as you know the level of self realization she is hoping for you to attain. As a new reader, this would probably be lost on you as there is no follow through with how to process these emotions.
The physical copy of this book was unnecessarily heavy and overpriced. I could see this was probably because Brene Brown was hoping this would be a reference text book for mental health workers and college classes...
The physical copy of this book was unnecessarily heavy and overpriced. I could see this was probably because Brene Brown was hoping this would be a reference text book for mental health workers and college classes...
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