Lucy,
Last week on Woman Power Wednesday, we celebrated Brene Brown. You told me you were voted most likely to be the next Brene by your Surfing the Nations fellow-interns. That is quite a compliment! I have listened to her recent podcast with Tim Ferris a couple of times. Here are some things I want to share in no particular order.
First, I had this exchange with Beth Smith:
Beth: You may have already listened but T Ferris/Brene Brown podcast is great. I almost didn’t listen because I’ve heard them both so much that thought it would be redundant but they proved me wrong!
Dad: The marriage 50-50 / 80-20 thing was spot on. But I also got interested in her ’voice and cadence’ as you will see in my post.
Beth: 80/20 was my fave. And I thought Tim had some great analytical points. Agree on cadence, it has been the same since her original TED talk. I think it highlights her authenticity and speaks to how careful and thoughtful she chooses her words. It also sounds like someone who has done a decent amount of therapy and AA meetings where there is no crosstalk and a lot of listening. Good stuff all around.
You can hear the marriage is not always 50-50 segment at this mark:
- Why getting married was the hardest thing Brené has ever done, and the hacks that have kept that marriage — and the whole family — going for 25 years. [53:05]
Other segments I found listen-worthy:
- Where’s the line between being our best selves or striving for excellence, and embracing who we are? Self-acceptance and complacency? Excellence and beauty in all things and perfectionism that is paralyzing? [19:08]
- Nobody makes it to adulthood without some kind of trauma, and that trauma won’t let you discard that armor without a fight — or the help of a therapist. [46:36]
- Why Brené encouraged her super-academic daughter to slow down and enjoy her time in high school and college without racing toward some grand finale career decided upon at age 18. [1:00:03] (You must listen to this part!)
- Why everybody should have to work at least one — preferably two — service jobs early in life. [1:02:29]
- Five things Brené has changed her mind about in the last few years. [1:04:10] (Good piece on sobriety inside this segment.)
I hope everyone will make time for this podcast.
Love,
Dad
