(Note from future Brené here: In November 2021, Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience joined the fold. Hope this helps and thanks for your interest! Daring Greatly will remind you that your vulnerability was courage, and Rising Strong will give you some ideas about how to deal with all of the stories we make up and keep on a loop when we’re dusting ourselves off. Second, I would start with Daring Greatly then get to Rising Strong ASAP. Courage is contagious even when there are hard endings. If you’re looking for a “I was brave and got my heart broken or my ass kicked” book-well, first, thanks for being brave. If you’re looking primarily for a book on courage and vulnerability, or you want something that talks about applying “the work” at work, start with Daring Greatly. If you’re looking for detailed information on women and shame, I still recommend starting with The Gifts, then moving to I Thought It Was Just Me. I Thought It Was Just Mewas my first book and is a deep dive into women and shame. You can read it anywhere in the progression. There are free downloadable workbooks and tools on our Dare to Lead Hub.īraving the Wilderness is a book about belonging in a polarized culture and it stands on its own.

It’s tactical, actionable, and great for team/group/org reads. My team and I receive emails every week from people asking “If I’m new to your work, where do I start? Which book do I read first?” I offer brief overviews of my work at the start of Daring Greatly and Rising Strong, but reading The Gifts is always a good place to start. The 10th-anniversary hardback edition of The Gifts and the new audiobook (imperfectly read by me) launched on September 8, 2020.ĭare to Lead is putting Daring Greatly and Rising Strong into practice at work.

Brené brown's daring greatly