Unlocking Us with Brené Brown is on Hike

Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

Conversations that unlock the deeply human part of who we are, so that we can live, love, parent, and lead with more courage and heart.

Emotional Regulation

Permission to Feel

We talk about how emotional literacy—being able to recognize, name, and understand our feelings.

Being Heard and Seen

Tarana Burke’s theory of “empowerment through empathy” is changing the way the world thinks and talks about sexual violence, consent, and social justice.

More Myself

Talking about the quiet, subtle experiences that fuel our need to armor up and self-protect, and the courage behind owning our worth, and listening to our own voice.

Loneliness and Connection

Loneliness and the physical and emotional toll that social disconnection takes on us.

Self-awareness

Vulnerability and Laughter

What it means to tell the stories of our lives in a way that we recognize ourselves and our shared humanity.

The Power of Paradox

Talking about how so much of what we crave in life comes from straddling the paradoxes inherent in love, creativity, and relationships.

Little Fires Everywhere

Author Celeste Ng and I talk about how our hometowns shape us, how parenting is a shame minefield, and how we all have the power to mourn moments even while we’re in them.

Communication

I'm Sorry: How to Apologize and Why It Matters, Part 1 of 2

Authentic, hard conversations, and role play about making mistakes, healing hurts, and being brave.

Podcasting, Daily Practices, and the Long Winding Path to Healing

Talking about preparing for podcasts, parenting, and ping pong, to addiction, trauma, and the long, winding road to healing and wholeness.

Songtelling, Empathy, and Shining Our Lights

Talking with Dolly Parton about love, empathy, and the power of truth-telling.

What Makes Love Last

Talking about the toll the pandemic has taken on couples with Drs. John and Julie Gottman.

The Moment of Lift

Empathy, the power of story, and The Moment of Lift—a clear and powerful call to action for gender equity—with philanthropist Melinda French Gates.

Being Brave, Speaking Truth, and Finding Me

Conversation with the singular Viola Davis about her new memoir, Finding Me.

Communication

I'm Sorry: How to Apologize and Why It Matters, Part 2 of 2

Focusing on how to apologize with Dr. Harriet Lerner.

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