Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Nonfiction winner

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown



In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.

Over the past two decades, Brown's extensive research into the experiences that make us who we are has shaped the cultural conversation and helped define what it means to be courageous with our lives. Atlas of the Heart draws on this research, as well as on Brown's singular skills as a storyteller, to show us how accurately naming an experience doesn't give the experience more power, it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice.

Brown shares, "I want this book to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves."

Savanes - You linked the wrong book in your first comment. The one linked is a notebook.

Oooh. Thanks!!

No problem! It's easy to do. They look exactly the same.

I read this in November on Kindle and highlighted a lot of (IMO) her important points. If you are reading on kindle, and want to compare points or comment on the ones I posted, please do.

I started this at the beginning of the month, then set it aside, and ended up reading other things. I'll get back around to it eventually.