Diving Deeper

 

Reflect on Vulnerability

• Was vulnerability celebrated, encouraged, modeled, shamed, or punished in your family of origin? How do you wish it had been treated?
• If asked, would your best friend be able to name your greatest fear? Your greatest failure? Your favorite thing about yourself? If not, is there work for you to do somewhere in that?
• What’s one thing this month that you could do to stop hiding that truth you’re so scared to share?
• Asking for help is a sign of strength, yet many consider needing help a weakness. How do you experience this in your life. Are you good at asking for help? What gets in the way of asking for help. Which kind of vulnerability scares you the most: Saying “I need help,” “This is me,” “I’m sorry,” “I’m tired,” “I disagree,” or “I like you.”

Quotes about Vulnerability 

• Heartbreak is the beautifully helpless side of love and affection.” – David Whyte
• “If you’re lucky, your heart will break.” – Rev. James Ford
• “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.” – Brené Brown
• “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” – James Baldwin

Vulnerability Reading

These are great read to complement out focus on VULNERABILITY this Month

• “Heartbreak is the beautifully helpless side of love and affection.” – David Whyte
• “If you’re lucky, your heart will break.” – Rev. James Ford
• “Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity.” – Brené Brown
• “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” – James Baldwin

Movies about Vulnerability

• Lucky
• Aftersun
• The Father
• Nomadland

Vulnerability in Videos and Podcasts

• The Power of Vulnerability, Brené Brown YouTube video, the TED Talk that made Brené Brown a household name .
• Men and Boys are Struggling. Should We Care? Podcast 
• Brené Brown “The Courage to be Vulnerable” from On Being with Krista Tippett 
• “The Myth of Normal,” Healing in a Toxic Culture & How Capitalism Fuels Addiction 

 Vulnerability Music

On Vulnerability (regular playlist)

• Spotify playlist here
• YouTube playlist here

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