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'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 polarisation.

In Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone (2017), Brené Brown describes how reaching a place of true belonging can help an individual live a fulfilling life. Brown bases her claims on grounded theory, a research method that examines people's real-life experiences and bases its conclusions on them....

At a time when political and social debates are becoming explosive and self-reported levels of loneliness are at an all-time high, social scientist Brené Brown blends the latest research with moving personal accounts to bring in a voice of reason and offer a prescription for being human. Don't miss out on this ZIP Reads summary of Brené Brown's life-changing book, Braving the Wilderness! Learn how live an authentic life and find true belonging through vulnerability.

Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone is a book that will help you to understand your place in the world. You will learn how to stand out by not belonging. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)   

Learn what it means to truly belong. Have you ever felt like the odd one out? Have you ever felt as though you don’t truly belong? Renowned researcher and TED Talk host Brené Brown knows exactly how that feels. But as she affirms in her powerful TED Talk, courage is contagious. Braving the Wilderness (2017) is Brown’s attempt at attacking the stereotypes that ensnare us and inviting listeners to break free of their fear and loneliness. 

This is an audio summary of Braving the Wilderness, a timely reflection of the social and political realities of the world today, and a deeper look into the deep lonesomeness that is pulling us apart from each other. 

The experience of being in nature alone is here set within the context of a series of walks that Neil Ansell takes into the most remote parts of Britain, the rough bounds in the Scottish Highlands. He illustrates the impact of being alone as part of nature rather than outside it. As a counterpoint, Neil Ansell also writes of the changes in the landscape and how his hearing loss affects his relationship with nature as the calls of the birds he knows so well become silent to him.

Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, home to only a handful of people, is a harsh and lonely place. So when James Campbell's cousin Heimo Korth asked him to spend a summer building a cabin in the rugged Interior, Campbell hesitated about inviting his 15-year-old daughter, Aidan, to join him. Would she be able to withstand clouds of mosquitoes, the threat of grizzlies, bathing in an ice-cold river, and hours of grueling labor peeling and hauling logs? But once there, Aidan embraced the wild.

"Wilderness," a darkly intriguing short story first published as an e-book original, was written as prelude to Dean Koontz’s novel of mystery, suspense, and strange wonder - Innocence.