Comments on: 4 Reasons Vulnerability Earns Respect https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/ Art journaling, watercolor tutorials, and adult art classes Wed, 07 May 2014 17:37:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-59 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:16:40 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-59 In reply to Laura Query.

Sounds like I have more homework! 🙂 Amy

]]> By: Laura Query https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-58 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:31:04 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-58 She actually has a second, newer TED talk on shame!

]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-57 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:23:53 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-57 In reply to Laura Query.

Laura: It’s great that you made this connection with Brene Brown’s work. I have seen parts of her TED talk and really connected with it too. It’s probably time that I went back to watch it fully. Shame is such a powerful emotion in us. We need to be wary of allowing it to be in the driver’s seat – it can be very destructive at times. The more shame we feel, the more we tend to hide, the more isolated we feel, the worse our shame seems to get. It can be a vicious cycle.
Thanks for sharing!
Amy

]]> By: Laura Query https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-56 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:20:44 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-56 I’d also like to share this powerful TED talk by Brené Brown on the power of vulnerability. WhenI first watched it, it totally blew me away:

http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

]]> By: Laura Query https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-55 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:18:31 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-55 Ah! Vulnerability! It is so powerful, but so scary. Yet stepping into it and seeing positive results in our relationships can be so very empowering. I love Brené Brown’s research and writing on this topic. I’d like to share a link to her site for anyone interested in checking her out. Her books are amazing reads on this topic. She also deals a lot with the relationship between shame and vulnerability.

http://brenebrown.com/

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]]> By: Amy Johnson Maricle https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-41 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:44:40 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-41 In reply to Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC.

HI Tamara:

Thanks for reading! I too find that just naming my nerves, annoyance, or sadness can really help me feel better. As you say, when you feel bad, pretending that you don’t can intensify your feelings sometimes. I think your example of saying that you feel nervous when speaking in public is a great example of the usefulness of vulnerability. Thanks for sharing!

All the best,
Amy

]]> By: Tamara G. Suttle, M.Ed., LPC https://mindfulartstudio.com/vulnerability-and-respect/#comment-40 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:59:20 +0000 http://foxboroarttherapy.com/?p=689#comment-40 Amy, I love this post and can so relate to it! When I was working at a for profit psychiatric hospital, half my job was clinical and half of it was marketing-related. Every week, for the marketing piece I was required (as part of the marketing team) to attend a marketing meeting. At that meeting the marketing director would publicly yell at team members who had not met their assigned quotas – humiliating and shaming us in front of our peers. It was awful!

At the time, I was in my early 20’s and couldn’t imagine standing up to this loud, abusive, and powerful man. Today, when confronted with bullies, I know to do it differently and stand up for myself . . . and for others who have yet to find their courage.

On a different note, when I find that I am nervous and getting up in front of an audience (whether it is an audience of two or two hundred), I now start out by telling them . . . “I’m a little nervous about standing here in front of you guys . . . . ” And, every single time, just by owning (instead of trying to hide) my feelings, the anxiety quells and I’m able to do my job.

I love that you have posted this great advice – as a reminder to me and as new information for others. Keep up the good work!

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