Sep 18, 2019
What does vulnerability look like for you? Are you in tune with your feelings? Are these questions already too much for you?
We feel you, but today I'm joined by my good friend Nomad the Native of talented supergroup Not Alone and we break down what it means to be vulnerable, how difficult vulnerability can be for us as Black men as well as the shame associated with acknowledging our insecurities. However as difficult as it can be to open up, we also talk about the benefits of being vulnerable leading us to a deeper and more intimate connection with the people in our lives.
It's important not to over complicate this process of being vulnerable, but for many of us it simply starts with owning our feelings as neither wrong or right or good or bad. They just are. If we can start there, being vulnerable and speaking to those feelings gets a little easier.
A few resources used in this week's episode:
- Brené Brown - A Call to Courage (Netflix)
- If Beale Street Could Talk - Black Male Vulnerability - Huffington Post
- The Trouble With Being a Strong Black Man - Abernathy
- Daring to be vulnerable with Brené Brown
- I finally learned to accept my vulnerability as a man. It helped. - Washington Post
- How To Practice Vulnerability for Stronger Relationships - HealthyWay
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