Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

by Brené Brown

Vulnerability is about sharing our feelings and our experiences with people who have earned the right to hear them. Being vulnerable and open is mutual and an integral part of the trust-building process.

We need to feel trust to be vulnerable and we need to be vulnerable in order to trust.

Disengagement triggers shame and our greatest fears—the fears of being abandoned, unworthy, and unlovable.

Trust is a product of vulnerability that grows over time and requires work, attention, and full engagement.