Rising Strong

Shame is a big piece of the mental illness puzzle; it can be both a symptom and what keeps us from reaching out when we struggle. I didn’t really understand that until I read Brené Brown’s extensive work on the subject of shame. 

I recommend Rising Strong specifically because in addition to helping to understand the shame piece, it gave me a useful tool. Brown talks about the stories we tell ourselves that are often rooted in our fears. For me that resonated because when my depression gets worse my brain tells me darker and darker stories about everything.

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This book was life-changing for me. It is all about falling down (The Reckoning), staying face down long enough to wrestle with how you got there (The Rumble), and then getting back up and moving on with renewed wisdom and strength (The Revolution). “If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall.” Brené gives readers practical tools for overcoming the setbacks we all face in life. An invaluable guide for every human who longs to live more wholeheartedly.