“The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is connection.”

In this episode of the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast, Glennon Doyle engages in a heartfelt conversation with renowned researcher and storyteller Brené Brown. Glennon and Brené discuss how cultivating a deep connection with ourselves and practicing vulnerable communication can help us get what we want in our relationships and life as a whole.

At rooh, we highly recommend this episode because:

• Brené’s expertise on courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy aligns perfectly with our mission to support personal growth and foster deeper, more meaningful connections. Her insights offer a powerful framework for understanding and navigating the complexities of the human experience. Brené reminds us that we actually can’t read other people’s emotions perfectly, and that true empathy is about holding space, believing their experience, and keeping the focus on them.
• We love how they shed light on how, under the surface, a lot of our controlling behavior is just anxiety in disguise, and that talking about the reality of what we feel is scary but so necessary for those soul-deep conversations.
• We learned something completely new after listening; acknowledging the multitudes and paradoxes within ourselves and others opens up possibilities for creative problem-solving and finding win-win solutions. When we move beyond either/or thinking and embrace both/and, we expand our capacity to meet everyone’s needs.