Valuing Vulnerability- Rev. Kelly Dignan

Rev. Kelly explored the work of Dr. Brene Brown who has interviewed hundred of people as part of an ongoing study of vulnerability. "The research shows that we try to ward disappointment [brokenness] with a shield of cynicism, disarm shame by numbing ourselves against joy, and circumvent grief by shutting off our willingness to love," explains Dr. Brown. When we become aware of these patterns, she teaches, we begin to become conscious of how much we sacrifice in the name of self-defense-and how much richer our lives become when we open ourselves to vulnerability.