{"product_id":"you-are-your-best-thing-vulnerability-shame-resilience-and-the-black-experience-hardcover","title":"You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt started as a text between two friends.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut it was immediately clear to Brené that the conversation wasn't going to be about wallpaper. Tarana's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLong pause.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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?\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere was no hesitation.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBurke and Brown are the p\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Asè Book Boutique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40847289843908,"sku":"","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7834\/7972\/products\/best.gif?v=1635625599","url":"https:\/\/www.thehomeplaceinstitute.com\/products\/you-are-your-best-thing-vulnerability-shame-resilience-and-the-black-experience-hardcover","provider":"Asè Book Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}