American academic, author and podcaster.
6 books of their own · 96 articles · 13 books they recommend
Research on shame and vulnerability, and why vulnerability comes before connection.
Recommended by: Tony Hsieh, Brené Brown, Chase Jarvis and 4 others
Brown's research on shame and vulnerability turns into a practical leadership argument: armor — the behaviors leaders adopt to avoid discomfort — is the main driver of organizational dysfunction. The book is dense with specific behaviors to practice and avoid, grounded in years of qualitative research.
Recommended by: Sheryl Sandberg
Courage, compassion and connection as choices that lead to wholehearted living.
Recommended by: Brené Brown, Melinda Gates
Daring Greatly | Research on shame and vulnerability, and why vulnerability comes before connection. | 2012 | T4 | Tony Hsieh, Brené Brown, Chase Jarvis and 4 others |
Dare to Lead | Brown's research on shame and vulnerability turns into a practical leadership argument: armor — the behaviors leaders adopt to avoid discomfort — is the main driver of organizational dysfunction. The book is dense with specific behaviors to practice and avoid, grounded in years of qualitative research. | 2018 | T3 | Sheryl Sandberg |
The Gifts of Imperfection | Courage, compassion and connection as choices that lead to wholehearted living. | 2010 | Brené Brown, Melinda Gates | |
Atlas of the Heart | – | Brené Brown | ||
I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) | – | Brené Brown | ||
Rising Strong | – | Brené Brown |
Research on shame and vulnerability, and why vulnerability comes before connection.
Also recommended by: Tony Hsieh, Chase Jarvis, Matt Mullenweg and 3 others
Life in Nazi concentration camps, and logotherapy: finding meaning to survive.
Also recommended by: Frank Martin, Mohnish Pabrai, Nat Eliason and 23 others
People who think ability grows with effort learn more than those who think it fixed.
Also recommended by: Bill Gates, Mohnish Pabrai, Alex and Books and 12 others
How trauma reshapes the body and brain, and the treatments that help survivors.
Also recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Garry Tan, Mel Robbins and 1 other
Courage, compassion and connection as choices that lead to wholehearted living.
Also recommended by: Melinda Gates
Also recommended by: Albert Wenger, Anu Hariharan, Mel Robbins and 2 others
Also recommended by: Jerry Colonna
Also recommended by: Jerry Colonna, Tim Ferriss
| Brené Brown Doesn't Want to Be Your Self-Help Guru Anymore Paywall | The New York Times Magazine | 2025 |
| Brené Brown’s Empire of Emotion Paywall | The New Yorker | 2021 |
| Brené Brown Is Rooting for You, Especially Now Paywall | The New York Times | 2020 |