Braving the Wilderness: The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone

　　◎TED最受歡迎講者，《休士頓女性雜誌》指名最具影響力女性
　　◎《脆弱的力量》、《不完美的禮物》、《我已經夠好了》、《勇氣的力量》國際暢銷情感與同理心專家布芮尼．布朗博士（Brené Brown Ph. D.）

　　唯有擁抱自己真實的模樣，並向他人呈現那毫無修飾的真實，我們才能找到歸屬
　　而在找到歸屬之前，每個人都需要先勇敢獨自走過荒原

　　在布芮尼．布朗博士的每部作品，她持續溫柔地向讀者強調「脆弱」是人的本質，但同時，也是我們人性最強大的力量。展現脆弱真實的一面，承認與面對自己害怕的事物，才是真正的勇氣，也是打開人際、情感與創造力各方面的關鍵鑰匙。為什麼會脆弱，會感到害怕呢？並不盡然是因為恐懼失敗與挫折，而是因為這些否定暗示著我們賴以維繫的「連結」，受到危岌；人生來便是一種與他人相互依存、關聯的生物。

　　然而，在這個意識形態分歧極化，追求完美主義與討好他人，但又容易相互抨擊的矛盾時代，讓人們容易寧願選擇縮在特定的立場框框裡，並非因為自己完全認同，而是出於不想面對未知與可能的批評。

　　這為當代人帶來一個憂心的現象，布芮尼．布朗博士認為，這其實令人們無法獲得真正的歸屬感──真正的歸屬感並不建立在與他人的妥協之上，而是需要個人呈現自己真實的面貌；當我們自己毫無掩飾的面貌被接納、理解，我們才會真正感覺到歸屬。如此建立起的人際連結也才堅實長久。

　　一起與布芮尼．布朗博士勇敢邁向未知的荒原吧！這荒原是每一位希望能真正被他人理解、接納的人，都需要鼓起勇氣獨自走過的地方，它正是種種不確定會獲得什麼回應、不知結果如何、是否會失敗的未知之地，讓我們害怕、感到脆弱、更自我發現與接納，而也唯有經過這片荒原，我們才能抵達獲得安心歸屬的彼岸。

　　如作者過往一貫的寫作風格，將研究發現與豐富的案例故事，以真誠而充滿溫度的文字融為一體。本書將再次激勵你鼓起勇氣，去未知裡闖蕩冒險，更追尋真正的人際歸屬。(文/博客來編譯)

　　A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection

　　“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.

　　Brown argues that we’re experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, “True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that’s rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it’s easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it’s a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It’s a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts.” Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, “The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it’s the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand.”