Receiving well is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other. It is a powerful-though often neglected-way of honoring another person. Yet most of us do better at giving well. We find it easier to give our love and support to others than to receive the love and support of others. When I worked with dying patients and their families as medical social worker at Mercy Hospice-Johnston, this idea of honoring others by receiving well was a topic
Read more →Please allow me to introduce you to the work of Brene Brown, a vulnerability researcher and professor at University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, and leading expert on vulnerability, shame, authenticity and belonging. Brene’s work is based on thousands of interviews with men and women about their important relationships and experiences of connection. What stood out in her research findings was the importance of believing we are worthy of love and belonging, and the importance of owning and engaging our own vulnerability. She talks about the
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