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From the Ted Talk by Brené Brown: Listening to shame

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I'm going to tell you a little bit about my txohtduosen Talk. I woke up the morning after I gave that talk with the worst vilreilabunty hangover of my life. And I actually didn't leave my house for about three days.

The first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch. And when I walked in, she was already at the table. I sat down, and she said, "God, you look like hell." I said, "Thanks. I feel really — I'm not functioning." And she said, "What's going on?" And I said, "I just told 500 ppeloe that I became a researcher to avoid vulnerability. And that when being vulnerable emerged from my data, as absolutely essential to whole-hearted lniivg, I told these 500 people that I had a berkwdoan. I had a sdlie that said 'Breakdown.' At what point did I think that was a good idea?"

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I'm going to tell you a little bit about my ___________ Talk. I woke up the morning after I gave that talk with the worst _____________ hangover of my life. And I actually didn't leave my house for about three days.

The first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch. And when I walked in, she was already at the table. I sat down, and she said, "God, you look like hell." I said, "Thanks. I feel really — I'm not functioning." And she said, "What's going on?" And I said, "I just told 500 ______ that I became a researcher to avoid vulnerability. And that when being vulnerable emerged from my data, as absolutely essential to whole-hearted ______, I told these 500 people that I had a _________. I had a _____ that said 'Breakdown.' At what point did I think that was a good idea?"

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  2. people
  3. tedxhouston
  4. living
  5. breakdown
  6. slide

Original Text


I'm going to tell you a little bit about my TEDxHouston Talk. I woke up the morning after I gave that talk with the worst vulnerability hangover of my life. And I actually didn't leave my house for about three days.

The first time I left was to meet a friend for lunch. And when I walked in, she was already at the table. I sat down, and she said, "God, you look like hell." I said, "Thanks. I feel really — I'm not functioning." And she said, "What's going on?" And I said, "I just told 500 people that I became a researcher to avoid vulnerability. And that when being vulnerable emerged from my data, as absolutely essential to whole-hearted living, I told these 500 people that I had a breakdown. I had a slide that said 'Breakdown.' At what point did I think that was a good idea?"

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