{"product_id":"you-are-your-best-thing-vulnerability-shame-resilience-and-the-black-experience-paperback","title":"You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTarana Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrené Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eMARIE CLAIRE \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eBOOKRIOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt started as a text between two friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer Brené Brown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Brené assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Brené started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it was immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn't going to be about wallpaper. Tarana's \u003ci\u003ehello\u003c\/i\u003e was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, \"Brené, you know your work affected me so deeply, but as a Black woman, I've sometimes had to feel like I have to contort myself to fit into some of your words. The core of it rings so true for me, but the application has been harder.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrené replied, \"I'm so glad we're talking about this. It makes sense to me. Especially in terms of vulnerability. How do you take the armor off in a country where you're not physically or emotionally safe?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong pause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"That's why I'm calling,\" said Tarana. \"What do you think about working together on a book about the Black experience with vulnerability and shame resilience?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was no hesitation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBurke and Brown are the perfect pair to usher in this stark, potent collection of essays on Black shame and healing. Along with the anthology contributors, they create a space to recognize and process the trauma of white supremacy, a space to be vulnerable and affirm the fullness of Black love and Black life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTarana J. Burke\u003c\/b\u003e has worked at the intersection of sexual violence and racial justice for more than twenty-five years. She has created and led various campaigns to interrupt sexual violence and other systemic inequalities disproportionately impacting marginalized people, particularly Black women and girls, including the 'me too' movement. Burke was part of the Silence Breakers, named \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 2017 Person of the Year, and one of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Most Influential People in 2018. She has also received the 2019 Sydney Peace Prize, Harvard University's Gleitsman Award, and the Ridenhour Courage Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrené Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of six #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. 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