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Is Being More Vulnerable a Better Way to Live?

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Dr. Brené Brown is a researcher and a professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and author of several books. Her most recent book, Daring Greatly  expands on themes she discussed in two TED talks that have been viewed more than seven million of time.  In a nutshell, it is byfully owning our vulnerability and we forge strong connections to others.

Check out Dr. Brené Brown's TED talk:

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