Brené Brown is an American writer, psychologist, Ph. D., professor at the University of Houston. Founder of an online platform for training and professional development of psychologists and psychotherapists. Her research focuses on shame, vulnerability and getting out of difficult life situations.
Brené's creative biography contains dozens of books and articles, some of which have been translated into Russian. In 2009, Houston Woman Magazine named Brown one of Houston's Most Powerful Women. In 2013, the Times magazine included two of her works on the bestseller list.
short biography
The future writer was born in the United States in the fall of 1965. Full name - Kasandra Brene Brown. She spent her childhood in New Orleans, brought up in a Catholic family.
After completing her primary education, Brené entered the University of Texas at the Faculty of Social Work. She graduated with a BA in 1995. A year later she received her master's degree. Then she entered graduate school at the University of Houston and in 2002 became a Ph. D.
Career writer and researcher
After graduating from university, Brown began researching leadership and relationships in families, schools and organizations.
While working as a professor at the University of Houston, Brené wrote her first book, Women and Shame, about female shame. Numerous publishers, which Brown approached, did not agree to the publication of her book, offering to change the title. But she was not going to deviate from her intended goal and decided to publish the work with her own money. Brown later sold the rights to the book to one publisher, which released it under a different name.
Brené's first works were devoted to women. In many ways, she based on her own life experience, offering solutions that helped her get away from a number of problems. Her later work already included research not only in female, but also in male psychology.
Brown's books quickly became popular, and her articles were published by leading American publications. In 2010, Brené took part in the famous TED conference. The video recording of her performance is still among the most popular.
In 2013, she took part in Oprah Winfrey's famous American morning program "Super Soul Sunday". There she talked about her work, research, books and plans for the future.
In 2018, another book by Brené was published. She says she is the culmination of seven years of research in leadership psychology.
Brené became the CEO of The Daring Way, a psychology education and training company. She continues to work at the University of Houston and is passionate about new research. In 2016, the Huffington Foundation donated about $ 2 million to the social work department at Brown's university.
Russian specialists can get acquainted with the works of Brené Brown, translated into Russian. They are of great interest not only for psychologists, but also for everyone who wants to independently deal with their problems.
Personal life
Brené believes that her family life has developed well. Her husband's name is Steve, they have been together for over 25 years. The couple are raising two lovely children, Ellen and Charlie. The family lives in their own home in Houston.
