# Brené Brown ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_Brene_Brown.jpg|400]] Dr. Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She also holds a visiting professor position in management at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brené has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers and hosts two award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Her TED talk "The Power of Vulnerability" is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 60 million views. In 2024, she was named as the executive director of The Center for Daring Leadership at BetterUp. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband Steve and their two children, Ellen and Charlie. Known for her research on shame, vulnerability, and leadership. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[If you have more than three priorities, you have no priorities]] - [[Midlife is when the universe gently places her hands on your shoulders, pulls you close, and whispers in your ear. I'm not screwing around. It's time to show up and be seen]] - [[One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else’s survival guide]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #books AND [[]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Dare to Lead (book)]] - [[Daring Greatly (book)]] <!-- SerializedQuery END -->