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'{{BLP primary sources|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. --> | name = Brené Brown | image = Brené Brown Wikipedia.jpg | image_size = | alt = Brené Brown | caption = | birth_name = Casandra Brené Brown | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|11|18|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], U.S. | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = {{plainlist| *Storyteller *Research Professor *Author *Public Speaker *Licensed Master Social Worker }} | language = English | nationality = American | citizenship = | education = {{Plainlist| *Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work *Master of Social Work *Bachelor of Social Work }} | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| *[[University of Houston]] *[[University of Texas at Austin]] }} | period = 2004–current | genre = | subject = Social work | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = {{marriage|Steve Alley|1994}} | partner = | children = 2 | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | module = | website = {{URL|www.brenebrown.com}} {{URL|www.braveleadersinc.com}} | portaldisp = | ethnicity = }} '''Dr. Brené Brown''' (born November 18, 1965) is a research professor at the [[University of Houston]] where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at [[University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work|The Graduate College of Social Work]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}<ref name="UOFH">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/about/faculty-directory/b-brown/|title=Brené Brown|website=www.uh.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-11-13}}</ref> She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five [[The New York Times Best Seller list|#1 New York Times bestsellers]]: ''[https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ The Gifts of Imperfection], [https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ Daring Greatly]'', ''[https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ Rising Strong]'', ''[https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ Braving the Wilderness],'' and her latest book, ''[https://brenebrown.com/books-audio/ Dare to Lead],'' which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. Brené’s [[TED (conference)|TED talk]] – [https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability The Power of Vulnerability] – is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 35 million views. Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve, and their children, Ellen and Charlie. ==Early life and education== Brené Brown was born in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]], the daughter of Charles Arthur Brown and Casandra Deanne Rogers.<ref name="Public Records">{{cite web |title=U.S. Public Records Index |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDS8-6XG |author=Texas Birth Index |year=2002 |publisher=Family Search |accessdate=July 11, 2017}}</ref> She spent a formative period in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].<ref name=NOLABrown>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Brené|title=The Gifts of Imperfection|date=2010|publisher=Hazelden|location=Center City, Minnesota|isbn=978-1-59285-849-1|page=93}}<!--|accessdate=17 May 2015--></ref> Brown was baptized in the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] church and then later brought up [[Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lisa Capretto OWN |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/brene-brown-church_us_56200e7be4b069b4e1fb6e7a |title=Why Brené Brown 'Abandoned' The Church - And Why She Went Back |publisher=The Huffington Post |date=2015-10-16 |accessdate=2017-02-15}}</ref> She left the church for two decades, and later returned to it with her husband and children. She completed her [[Bachelor of Social Work]] (BSW) at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] in 1995, followed by a [[Master of Social Work]] (MSW) in 1996 and PhD from the Graduate College of Social Work at the [[University of Houston]] in 2002.<ref name="UOFH" /> ==Career== Brown began her career as a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/your-money/12shortcuts.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Bren%C3%A9%20Brown&st=cse "Tiptoeing Out of One’s Comfort Zone (and of Course, Back In)"]. Interview with Brown, ''New York Times'' February 11, 2011.</ref> Her research focuses on authentic leadership and wholeheartedness in families, schools, and organizations. She presented a 2012 [[TED (conference)|TED]] talk and two 2010 TEDx talks. Brené's TED talk "The Power of Vulnerability" is one of the top five most viewed TED talks, with over 30 million views.<ref>{{cite web|title = TEDxHouston - 2010 Speakers|url = http://tedxhouston.com/2010/about-2010-speakers.php|website = tedxhouston.com|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html TEDx talk: The Power of Vulnerability – Brené Brown], June 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Dr. Brene Brown TEDxKC Aug 12 2010|url = http://www.livestream.com/tedxkc/video?clipId=pla_ee7b7e83-9020-44f8-9c4f-e06e3b414c3c|website = Livestream|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Brené Brown {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED.com|url = http://www.ted.com/speakers/brene_brown.html|website = www.ted.com|accessdate = 2015-12-12}}</ref><ref name=":2">[http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html TED talk "Listening to shame" – Brené Brown]. March 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.speakersoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Brene%CC%81-Brown-Bio-3.29.16.pdf Brené Brown's Biography]</ref> Brown is the author of ''I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power'' ([[Penguin Books|Penguin]]/[[Gotham Books|Gotham]], 2007), ''The Gifts of Imperfection: Letting Go of Who We Think We Should Be and Embracing Who We Are'' ([[Hazelden]], 2010), ''Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead'' (Gotham, 2012), ''Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution.'' ([[Spiegel & Grau]], 2015), and ''Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone'' (2017). Her articles have appeared in many national newspapers.<ref name="Gifts of Imperfection">Brown, B. (2010). ''The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are''. [[Center City, MN]]: Hazelden.</ref> In March 2013, she appeared on ''[[Super Soul Sunday]]'' talking with [[Oprah Winfrey]] about her new book, ''Daring Greatly''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coming Up Sunday: Dr. Brené Brown on Daring Greatly |url=http://www.oprah.com/own-supersoulsunday/blogs/Coming-Up-Sunday-Dr-Bren233-Brown-on-Daring-Greatly |date=2013-11-03 |publisher=OWN |accessdate=}}</ref> The title of the book comes from [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s speech "[[Citizenship in a Republic]]", which is also referred as "The Man in the Arena" speech, given at the Sorbonne in Paris, France, on April 23, 1910.<ref name=":1">{{cite web| title = Brene Brown: How Vulnerability Can Make Our Lives Better|publisher=Forbes| url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2013/04/21/brene-brown-how-vulnerability-can-make-our-lives-better/2/|date=2013-04-21| accessdate = 2013-09-16| first = Dan| last = Schawbel }}</ref> Brown has also been interviewed by the author of ''[[Eat, Pray, Love|Eat Pray Love]]'', [[Elizabeth Gilbert]], for Gilbert's ''Magic Lessons'' podcast, where she poses the question: "What's worth doing, even if you fail?" Brown is the CEO for [http://thedaringway.com The Daring Way], a training and certification program for helping professionals who want to facilitate her work on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thedaringway.com/about/|title=About - The Daring Way|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-20}}</ref> ==Honors and awards== ''[[Houston Woman Magazine]]'' voted Brown one of Houston's most influential women of 2009.<ref Name="Gifts of Imperfection2">[http://www.houstonwomanmagazine.com/fifty.htm Houston's 50 Most Influential Women for 2009], ''Houston Women's Magazine'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411033543/http://www.houstonwomanmagazine.com/fifty.htm |date=April 11, 2009 }}</ref> Her 2010 TED talk is one of the most watched talks on the Ted.com website.<ref name=":1" /> She has received numerous teaching awards including the Graduate College of Social Work's Outstanding Faculty Award.<ref name=hazeldon_bio>{{cite web|title=Brene Brown|url=http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/brenebrown.page|publisher=Hazeldon|accessdate=6 March 2014}}</ref> In 2016, the Huffington Foundation honored Brown by pledging $2 million over four years to fund the Brené Brown Endowed Chair in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. This will provide resources to expand Brown's research, as a greater number of social work students pursuing training in [[grounded theory]] methodology will be trained in her research on vulnerability, courage, shame, and empathy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2016/February/24BreneBrownEndowment.php|title=Huffington Foundation Endows Chair for Brené Brown, Social Work Researcher, Author of ‘Daring Greatly’|website=www.uh.edu|access-date=2016-09-20}}</ref> == Published works == * Brown, B. (2018): ''Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.''. * Brown, B. (2017): ''Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone''. * Brown, B. (2015): ''Rising Strong: The Reckoning, The Rumble, The Revolution''. * Brown, B. (2012): ''Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead''. New York City, NY: Gotham * Brown, B. (2010): ''The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are''. Center City, MN: Hazelden.<ref name="Gifts of Imperfection" /> * Brown, B. (2009): ''Connections: A 12-Session Psychoeducational Shame-Resilience Curriculum''. Center City, MN: Hazelden.<ref name="Gifts of Imperfection" /> * Brown, B. (2007): ''I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power''. New York:Penguin/Gotham.<ref name="Brown CV">[http://www.brenebrown.com/curriculum-vitae/ Brown, B. (2008). Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925075428/http://www.brenebrown.com/curriculum-vitae/ |date=2010-09-25 }}</ref> * Brown, B. (2007): ''Feminist Standpoint Theory''. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), ''Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work'' (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.<ref name="Brown CV" /> * Brown, B. (2007): ''Shame Resilience Theory''. In S.P.Robbins, P.Chatterjee & E.R.Canda (Eds.), ''Contemporary human behavior theory: A critical perspective for social work'' (Rev. ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.<ref name="Brown CV" /> == Recorded talks == * TEDxHouston 2010: "[http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html The Power of Vulnerability]", June 2010 * TEDxKC 2010: "[http://www.livestream.com/tedxkc/video?clipId=pla_ee7b7e83-9020-44f8-9c4f-e06e3b414c3c The Price of Invulnerability]", August 2010 * TED2012: "[http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame.html Listening to Shame]", March 2012 * [http://theupexperience.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=8 Speaker], The UP Experience, Unique Perspectives from Unique People (2009) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSjc-pbXk4 "The Power of Vulnerability"] — Brown's talk at the [[Royal Society of Arts]] (2013) * [https://brenebrown.com/videos/anatomy-trust-video/ "SuperSoul Sessions: The Anatomy of Trust"] - June 2018 == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{wikiquote}} * [http://brenebrown.com/my-story/ Brené Brown biography] on her official website * [http://brenebrown.com/my-blog/ Brené Brown blog] * [http://brenebrown.com/press_and_media/ "Brené Brown official bio on her website"] * {{cite web |title=Brené Brown, Faculty Profile |url=http://www.uh.edu/socialwork/about/faculty-directory/b-brown/ |date= |publisher=[[University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work]] |accessdate= }} * [http://www.uh.edu/pride-stories/Brene-Brown/index.php Brown at the “You Are the Pride” Campaign], University of Houston * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100810073346/http://kuht2.uh.edu/joomla_livingsmart/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59%3Abrene-brown-404&catid=1%3Aak Living Smart with Patricia Gras] * {{TED speaker}} * {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Brene}} [[Category:University of Houston faculty]] [[Category:Lecturers]] [[Category:American Episcopalians]] [[Category:University of Houston alumni]] [[Category:University of Texas at Austin alumni]] [[Category:People from Harris County, Texas]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:21st-century American women writers]] [[Category:Writers from San Antonio]] [[Category:American motivational writers]] [[Category:Women motivational writers]] [[Category:American Catholics]] [[Category:American women non-fiction writers]]'