I work with middle school students for part of each day, so maybe I’m qualified to comment. I think Brene has a beautiful, down to earth message (and looks to match).

Comment by Rich Featherly — January 30, 2013 @ 3:20 pm

Amazing! Thank you soo much. The message is so important, it touches me personally, but it is really so needed in our society of tough people disconnected from our emotions, needs, our vulnerability and, hence, our human side. Such a big heart, Brené, thank you for your courage and the work you are doing. And thank you Tami!

Comment by Isabel — February 1, 2013 @ 3:32 am

Wonderful, Brene and Tamy! I loved the TED talk, but had a few questions and they were answered here.
What a gift to the world, someone who talks about these ‘spiritual’ things from a background of science and research. You are my hero, Brene.
Sounds True – where is the share button??

Comment by Carol — February 5, 2013 @ 4:08 am

This program is almost as surreal for me as it is wonderful! Tami and Brene are two of my most admired heroes, idols, even mentors (though they don’t know it!) and to have them come together in this candid incisive dialogue is absolutely dreamlike. Like introducing two of your best friends from different periods in your life and watching them experience a genuine wholehearted :) connection. I’ve been an Insights at the Edge junkie from the podcast’s very beginning, and a devout Brene Brown follower since her first TED talk – but I never imagined Tami would investigate Brene’s work. I love their conversation here; it’s clear there is a genuine exchange of wisdom and a mutual understanding that translates into a rich experience for the listener. Of course this is very often the case with Tami’s interviews, but for me this was extra special because of my affection for Brene’s honest and powerful work. Like Tami, Brene embodies her beliefs and awareness in a way that is remarkably palpable and seems to manifest in consistent personal growth. What a gift to have these two estimable and courageous women put their heads and hearts together and allow us to witness the result.

Comment by melissa pruitt — February 16, 2013 @ 12:24 am

Excellent interview! Thank you both.

Comment by Elaine Foulkes — March 25, 2013 @ 11:42 pm

Loved this interview but while I totally agree with “be the adult you want your children to grow up to be” I don’t agree with the statement just before that… that it’s impossible to raise our children more to be more wholehearted than we are. That’s like saying we can never be more wholehearted than our parents were which is not her point at all. I think what she’s trying to say is that our ‘set point’ is affected by our upbringing but that one statement feels jarring to me. Thank you for giving me a chance to really think this through for myself :)

Comment by tc — April 1, 2013 @ 9:28 am

interesting but i dont think that brene has gone in deep enough re the issues of meeting pain and deep emotions that tami raised in the 2nd part; she had a strong defensive reaction in a half-crazed voice ‘i dont know, its dangerous don’t do it’; i wonder whether she has been to these deep dark places within herself… this is the work that i am interested in
thanks

Comment by babybuddha — May 5, 2013 @ 1:08 am