Women & Shame
by Brené Brown
Brown's early, self-published research book on shame in women, later revised as I Thought It Was Just Me. Hard to find and superseded; read the revised edition instead.
Read it if…
you are a completist of Brown's work.
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Skip it if…
you want her current thinking; read I Thought It Was Just Me.
Try instead: The Confident Woman →
Three things you will actually use
- Shame thrives in secrecy.
- Empathy is the antidote.
- The research began here.
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Get the revised edition.
Our verdict
Superseded early edition.
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