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Brené Brown’s New Book!

15
Oct 2010
You may remember that I have talked about Brené Brown’s work into shame research and authenticity quite often on my blog.  I would say that I’m a huge fan of her, but “fan” isn’t quite the right word.  I just really admire her work and what she does.  There is so much truth behind it and I know that she is affecting people’s lives on a daily basis. Plus, she’s just an incredible woman.  I keep saying that I want to be her when “I grow up.” You may also remember that I was lucky enough to meet [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Brene Brown, Life in General  7 Comments

A Perfect Protest

28
Sep 2010
Yesterday, I mentioned Brené Brown’s new blog post: The Perfect Protest. My whole life, I’ve been plagued with the desire, need, mandatory-ness of being perfect.  Or at least, I always felt that it was mandatory for me to strive for it.  Since it is, frankly, damn impossible for anyone to be perfect, and even more impossible for myself to be, I was constantly in the mode of self-frustration, self-loathing, self-disgust, etc. In fact, this song could have been my anthem for myself growing up: You all know that I admire Brené and her work tremendously.  You know that her book, “
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Lil’ Bits

27
Sep 2010
This is going to be another one of my little bit of everything posts, and it’s going to be a bit long, so you might just want to skim through and see if anything catches your eye that you’d like to read further. I know I’ve been a bit M.I.A. lately, and hopefully I will be able to change that soon!  I’ve been a regular on Twitter, so you can always catch me there – the randomness that I post there knows no limits. Though I’ve been feeling that I need to take a step back from even Twitter for [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Brene Brown, Health, Life in General, Weight Watchers / Weight Loss  4 Comments

Vulnerability and Questions

16
Aug 2010
Hi folks!  I hope you all had a fabulous week. Overall, mine was pretty good.  I had a few low moments – a few things that are bothering me kind of snuck up on me here and there, but I also had a lot of fun. First, TEDxKC was Thursday night.  I met some friends beforehand at the Nelson Art Gallery (where TEDx was held) and since we were there early, we walked around checking things out for a bit before TEDx started.  We first hit the room with the real mummy and then looked at some of the ancient artifacts, after [ ... ]
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I Met Brené Brown!

12
Aug 2010
Okay, so this is going to be super short, because frankly, I’m kind of tired. I had a good night.  Met some great new people, had some fun with some old-er friends and GOT TO MEET BRENE BROWN!  And even better, she recognized me before I said anything! Okay, so the full story/scoop will come tomorrow. But had to share my excitement! (Not the most flattering pic of me, but it was a great, exciting moment!):
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TEDxKC & Brené Brown

27
Jul 2010
Hi all!  Coming off of my high of the soccer game yesterday, I have some more good news. You all know that I work/sleep some funky hours.  Well, I heard that the TEDxKC tickets were going to become available today, and since I knew that Brené Brown is going to be one of the speakers, I knew I had to do everything in my power to get tickets.  You can read an article in the KC Star about the event here.  It says, though, that she is going to be speaking on social anxiety and human behavior.  Score! I [ ... ]
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Various

21
Jul 2010
Yeah, I had no idea what to call this post, as it’s just another random mish-mash of things going through my head. I’m still on plan!  WHOOHOO! No slipping up at all.  <SHOCKED> I’m getting really excited about the Manchester United v. KC Wizards soccer game on Sunday.  Just really dreading the heat!  It’s at Arrowhead Stadium (Home of the KC Chiefs) and I’ve never been there before in my life even though I grew up here in KC. I’m also excited about *hopefully* attending TEDxKC. I wouldn’t be so excited if it was just the event itself, but
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Brene Brown, Life in General  6 Comments

Why I Regained 80 Plus Lbs.

01
Apr 2010
This is really hard for me to admit, but I’ve been in kind of a bad place the past few weeks.  I’ve done my best to hide it from you all – maybe I succeeded, maybe I didn’t.  Maybe it shone through anyway. There are many reasons for it – some measurable, that I can pinpoint to a specific cause, and some not. Based on the subject of this post, you may choose to believe that it is solely based on the weight that I’ve regained.  Part of it is.  Maybe part of it is [ ... ]
Category: Brene Brown, Lbs. the Movie, Psychology, Weight Watchers / Weight Loss  15 Comments

Link Love

03
Mar 2010
I’ve been trying to catch up on my blog reading, both blogs I’ve been following for a long time (sad to see how many no longer post) and new (to me) blogs. Over the past few days I’ve come across a few posts that particularly resonated with me and I wanted to share links to them.  So here they are in no particular order: Bye, Bye Beck and Other Realizations by PastaQueen.  Funny, because I’ve had the Beck book sitting completely untouched for many, many, many months now.  A little sad, because while unlike her I’m not happy with where [ ... ]
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“I Choose Authenticity”

03
Feb 2010
Earlier, I posted about the author and shame expert, Brené Brown’s new book that is coming out in April. Here’s another link in case you missed it: I was perusing more of her website, when I noticed these pretty little badges over at the left side of her page: So I clicked on the “I Choose Authenticity” badge to find out more. Please click on it above to see what I read. On this site, I’ve decided that “I Choose Authenticity.” It’s hard to bare your soul on the page (er, screen) for others [ ... ]
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A New Book by Brené Brown

03
Feb 2010
I’ve posted quite a few times (understatement) about how much I admire the author and shame expert, Brené Brown.  You can check out her site here.  She is an amazing woman who never fails to reach right in and squeeze your heart with her words.  I’ve even been lucky enough to have her comment on here a couple of times!  Obviously, that meant a lot! I think she’s had a couple of books out, but this is the one that I have read that is now one of my favorite books. And it was a happy accident that [ ... ]
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My Branson Birthday Weekend

17
Sep 2009
Wow, first I have to send a big ole thanks out to you all for the incredibly supportive comments so many of you have left on my last couple of posts.  Even the incredible author I raved about, Brené Brown, posted a very supportive comment – words cannot express how much I admire her.  I told you she was wonderful.  I appreciate the time that you all spent in reading and responding to what I had to say.  You’ve reminded me that I am not my weight, though it is hard to remember that sometimes when you feel [ ... ]
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Shame

03
Sep 2009
Shame (according to dictionary.com): (shām)  n. 1.      a. A painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace. 2. One that brings dishonor, disgrace, or condemnation. 3. A condition of disgrace or dishonor; ignominy. –noun 1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame. 2. Pamela Oh wait….how did that last one get in there?  Shame has been my friend for the past several months.  In fact, shame is often a well-known companion for many overweight people.  Or at least I’m hoping it’s not just unique to [ ... ]
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16 Things About Me

17
Jan 2009
I’ve posted often about Brené Brown and how much I admire her.  She recently tagged all of her blog-writing readers to post 16 facts about themselves as she did.  Before I get to my facts, I wanted to share this post that she wrote entitled “Weighing in on Oprah.” Now, on to my 16 things! My body is still quite a bit more padded than I would like, but I have the boniest knees ever.  I do my darnedest to never kneel because, well, OW!  Shaving my legs around them is hell!  My mom says I have my [ ... ]
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“Comparison is the Thief of Happiness”

02
Dec 2008
Brené Brown recently posted this quote in her “give thanks (big and small)” blog post. Comparison is the thief of happiness. I was struck by the honest and simple truth held within those words. There have been so many times in my life in which I felt less than enough or not good enough and when I think back on those situations, every single time that I felt that way, I was comparing myself to someone else. Of course there are always times in which we compare ourselves to others and feel better about ourselves – which aren’t necessarily moments to be [ ... ]
Category: Brene Brown, Psychology  13 Comments
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