I recently listened to research professor Brené Brown’s interview on Oprah Winfrey’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast and it got me to thinking about my current struggles with friendships. In Brené’s interview, she talks about what she learned when studying shame and vulnerability in human beings and reflected on her book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. In the book, Brené opens up about the difficulty of building real and comfortable friendships and she points out how tough it can be to find a friend who is truly and selflessly willing to be there for us during our struggles…
