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End Malaria: Buy a Book, Save a Life

9/8/11 9:32am by Brene Brown
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End Malaria

"Buy a book. Save a life." It’s a catchy phrase, but it doesn’t mean much unless it’s true. As an activist and a social worker, I’m pretty skeptical when I see a proposition like this. I normally end up feeling helpless about a heartbreaking issue that I can’t really change.  Read more >

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Full Name
Brené Brown
Member Since
November 2010
About Me: 

I'm a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. I've spent the past ten years studying vulnerability, shame, authenticity, and courage. My work has been featured on NPR, PBS, CNN, and was the topic of two recent TEDx talks. I'm also the author of The Gifts of Imperfection and I Thought It Was Just Me.

I blog at Ordinary Courage.com and for Psychology Today.

Steve and I have been married for 17 years and we have two great kids, Ellen and Charlie. My website is www.brenebrown.com.

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Professor, researcher and writer
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Houston, Texas
 

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