Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience
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Summary
In her latest book， five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr Brené Brown， writes， "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and each other， we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories， and to be stewards of the stories that we hear。 This is the framework for meaningful connection。"
In Atlas of the Heart， Brown takes us on a journey through 85 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human。 As she maps the necessary skills and lays out 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 heart-breaking 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 Brown's singular skills as a researcher/storyteller， to lay out an invaluable， research-based framework that shows us that 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 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。 Even when we have no idea where we are。"
In Atlas of the Heart， Brown takes us on a journey through 85 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human。 As she maps the necessary skills and lays out 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 heart-breaking 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 Brown's singular skills as a researcher/storyteller， to lay out an invaluable， research-based framework that shows us that 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 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。 Even when we have no idea where we are。"
Reviews
Catalina Gardescu
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This is a book that bring together the entire work of Dr。 Brene Brown and shows so much progress of this amazing human who has changed our lives through her research and work into humanity and feelings。 We all think we know what we talk about when we talk about feelings but this book helped me discover new things about myself。 Discovering the concept of near enemies at the end blew me away。
Ellen Keener
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A valuable read。 I needed to read it slowly to let ideas sink in。
Josh Diaz
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“Our connection with others can only be as deep as our connection with ourselves。”This a type of encyclopedia or glossary of emotions & experiences that helps us understands ourselves much better to maintain meaningul and more empathetic connections。 I wasn’t expecting this type of book from Brené， but I loved every piece of it！
Evelyn
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I first read a review of Atlas of the Heart in Time magazine。 The difference between envy and jealousy was explained in the review– – I really did not know the difference。 That’s true for me related to many emotions – – I really don’t know the differences。I am a person who needs and wants language to speak what I’m feeling。 I have a difficult time naming and feeling emotions。 I find that this book is a practical guide to help me， and I plan to buy a copy for myself。 I want to have the book for t I first read a review of Atlas of the Heart in Time magazine。 The difference between envy and jealousy was explained in the review– – I really did not know the difference。 That’s true for me related to many emotions – – I really don’t know the differences。I am a person who needs and wants language to speak what I’m feeling。 I have a difficult time naming and feeling emotions。 I find that this book is a practical guide to help me， and I plan to buy a copy for myself。 I want to have the book for the rest of my life as a reference to keep learning。 。。。more
Alex Smiley
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Every human needs to read this book if they want to better understand themselves and connect with those around them。 Dr。 Brene Brown is brave and genius and I believe her research holds the keys to helping our world be a place of courage and kindness and belonging。
Melissa
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When asked to identify all the emotions that they could recognize， people can identify an average of three: glad， sad， and mad。 This extremely limited emotional vocabulary coupled with the importance of emotional literacy is the crux of Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience， which explores eighty-seven emotions and experiences！ “…。emotions and experiences are layers of biology， biography， behavior， and backstory…。 Understanding these emotions and When asked to identify all the emotions that they could recognize， people can identify an average of three: glad， sad， and mad。 This extremely limited emotional vocabulary coupled with the importance of emotional literacy is the crux of Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience， which explores eighty-seven emotions and experiences！ “…。emotions and experiences are layers of biology， biography， behavior， and backstory…。 Understanding these emotions and experiences our life's work” （272）。One of the primary arguments of the book is that language matters （236）。 And it matters so that we can have healthier， happier relationships。This is more than a book of eighty-seven emotions lucidly defined。 The pictures， illustrations， and cartoons are powerful to aiding understanding of complex ideas。 Brown's iconic storytelling stitches the entire book together into a coherent and enlightening learning experience。***I wholeheartedly agree with Brené Brown: “Tranquility may be my new favorite emotion…'Tranquility is associated with the absence of demand' and 'no pressure to do anything'” （217）。 {As a teacher， this is the emotion I have about summer， and I've struggled to put it into words。} 。。。more
Gail
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Research， wisdom， and vulnerability infuse each of Brene Brown's books。 This latest is a thoughtful examination of emotions and the ways in which they impact human connections。 I found this to be a fascinating read。 Research， wisdom， and vulnerability infuse each of Brene Brown's books。 This latest is a thoughtful examination of emotions and the ways in which they impact human connections。 I found this to be a fascinating read。 。。。more
Sarah Eder
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I slowly read this book and enjoyed digesting every word！
Michael
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This isn’t intended to be read， it’s to be kept。 Once you put it down after its first read， find a place to set it where you can continually go back for insight。 There are remarkable insights to all kinds of basic human emotions。 Some enlightening， some frankly frightening。 Others were rather ambivalent as I didn’t have a contextual connection to that particular emotion， for now。 All in all， a fantastic journey through our emotions and how they can both help and harm our wellbeing。 I will cheris This isn’t intended to be read， it’s to be kept。 Once you put it down after its first read， find a place to set it where you can continually go back for insight。 There are remarkable insights to all kinds of basic human emotions。 Some enlightening， some frankly frightening。 Others were rather ambivalent as I didn’t have a contextual connection to that particular emotion， for now。 All in all， a fantastic journey through our emotions and how they can both help and harm our wellbeing。 I will cherish the book。 。。。more
Deb Hicks
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This is a powerful and lean-in narrative for right now and yesterday and tomorrow。 Brené’s ability to help us make sense of our feelings is beyond reproach。 This is truly an atlas and I love maps。 Do you feel sad？ Here’s 8 other feelings/emotions that might help to describe it more accurately。 I’m a believer that accuracy is important and this book helps map it all out。
Paul Stoltzfus
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Happy？ Sad？ Angry？ Love the language Brene provides to create connections in those sliding door moments。
Rebecca Heneghan
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This is not as much fun to read as other Brene brown books because it has so much information。 By defining these different emotions and knowing the differences I think I will be more able to communicate how I feel。 I also feel like I need to force this on my girls so they know this too。 I will probably need to reread to fully understand。
Kristine
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I love Brene'， but this was not my favorite book。 Reads like a dictionary instead of a story。 I love Brene'， but this was not my favorite book。 Reads like a dictionary instead of a story。 。。。more
Michael Jones
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I always feel a sense of sadness and loss when I get to the end of one of Brené Brown's books。 This was not only NOT the exception， but was actually the most representative of those feelings。 What a fantastic journey she has taken us on with this book！ A journey through our emotions， feelings， mind， and， of course， our heart。The work completely supports the premise that "language has the power to define our experiences。" Understanding the emotions and feelings， and the near and far enemies of th I always feel a sense of sadness and loss when I get to the end of one of Brené Brown's books。 This was not only NOT the exception， but was actually the most representative of those feelings。 What a fantastic journey she has taken us on with this book！ A journey through our emotions， feelings， mind， and， of course， our heart。The work completely supports the premise that "language has the power to define our experiences。" Understanding the emotions and feelings， and the near and far enemies of those emotions and feelings is enlightening， to say the least。 The richness of the storytelling in this work is hard to overstate。 Brown's work gives us not just a glossary of the 87 emotions， but helps us navigate our way through them， whether in service to ourselves or others。 When dealing with others she reminds us that it is not our place to fix or cure， but rather to be present， be invested， to honor the nature of the story with which we are being trusted。Meaningful connection is a worthy goal。 Are we willing to put in the work to achieve it？ Can we spare the time to be there for someone else， or are we more interested in the opportunity that it presents to us to share， compare or outdo others？ Though I know I have always been a good listener， and that I have gotten better over time， Dr。 Brown has demonstrated （once again） that I still have work to do。For me， there was only one thing missing from this book - I wanted to see a full glossary in the back of the book。 （I would also like an index， but now I'm getting greedy）。 。。。more
Jen
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This might be my favorite of the Brene Brown books （but I say that every time I read one。） Each chapter is an explanation of similar emotions and commentary on them。 Oddly， I used this book in the last week more as a parenting book （a 14 and 12 year old do have a large range of emotions to describe and process） and better articulate for myself areas I need to grow。 I read this in short spurts， which allowed me time to process and reflect。
Kris Springer
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Every time I listen to one of Brene Brown’s podcast episodes or read her books， I learn so much about humanity and about myself。 This book was brilliant， funny and helped me learn about emotion and the necessary role in speaking about or writing about those emotions in order to address concerns and ask questions and learn。 Boy is this a necessary book。
Angela Schlater
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Super dense- I will want to read this again， to fully absorb it。 But， as always， very well done。
Lindsay Bolender
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What could be more important to emotional literacy than a glossary of emotional definitions？ With this book， Brene models revising and rethinking by combining and updating her previous research with new and emerging data， and assimilates it into concise， clear language。 I’m glad to know the nuances， similarities and “near enemies” of my emotions。 The section on nostalgia was particularly eye-opening。 Essentially this is SEL for adults， a teaching of “which emotion is what，” “why do we feel which What could be more important to emotional literacy than a glossary of emotional definitions？ With this book， Brene models revising and rethinking by combining and updating her previous research with new and emerging data， and assimilates it into concise， clear language。 I’m glad to know the nuances， similarities and “near enemies” of my emotions。 The section on nostalgia was particularly eye-opening。 Essentially this is SEL for adults， a teaching of “which emotion is what，” “why do we feel which，” and “what do we do with it？” Like her other books， this is likely something I will refer back to when I need to ground myself and reconnect to my authenticity。 。。。more
Grace
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I've loved everything I've ever read by Brené Brown， and this was no exception！ The concept of learning the nuance behind emotions to be able to accurate name them was super interesting， and there were a lot of things I learned。 Because of the way it's structured， it's easy to read this in small chunks， and the writing is very clear and easy to understand。 Highly recommend！ I've loved everything I've ever read by Brené Brown， and this was no exception！ The concept of learning the nuance behind emotions to be able to accurate name them was super interesting， and there were a lot of things I learned。 Because of the way it's structured， it's easy to read this in small chunks， and the writing is very clear and easy to understand。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Helga
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struggling to imagine what adult would actually find this fluff usefulread for work
Kaitlin
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Brene has done it again。 She has taken the essence of humanity and connection and taught me something new。 I especially loved the ending portion of the book where she explained her intention behind creating an atlas of emotions。 Thank you thank you thank you Brene for the work you put out into the world。 You are exactly what we all need just when we need it。
Gina Hofstetter
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I love Brene and this book is great as usual。 Giving it to my teenager to read。
Lorraine
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Meh。I'm not sure what the use case is for this book。 It's certainly not something you will enjoy reading cover to cover。 The intro and the conclusion are reasonable， but the pieces in the middle。。。？That's where you find al 87 of the "basic" emotions Brown explains。 Or re-explains， because she so often just quotes her previous works， bringing in two or three paragraphs every time。 There's no pattern or consistency in her explanations。 Some are brief， some are more detailed。 Some have a "if you do Meh。I'm not sure what the use case is for this book。 It's certainly not something you will enjoy reading cover to cover。 The intro and the conclusion are reasonable， but the pieces in the middle。。。？That's where you find al 87 of the "basic" emotions Brown explains。 Or re-explains， because she so often just quotes her previous works， bringing in two or three paragraphs every time。 There's no pattern or consistency in her explanations。 Some are brief， some are more detailed。 Some have a "if you do this， this is your feeling" and some have a "if you're doing this， that's not healthy" tone。 Many have "I'm Brene， and this is how I experience this emotion" story that you've probably already read or heard if you follow her work。What's not clear to me is what or how I should use this patchwork of information。 Is this a reference book？ Do I open it up when I think I'm feeling a particular emotion but want to be sure I'm naming it correctly？ And once I have a name for it， what？ Great， I have a name， and Brown says that naming is important， but there's no next steps。 The book is not quite a reference book， not quite a dictionary， definitely not self-help。 Makes me wonder if a） she didn't really have a fully fleshed out concept for another book but had a commitment to her publisher and this is all she could muster， b） she ran out of time in sewing this quilt together and therefore it became a hodge-podge， or c） she's just setting herself up to be cited by emotion-researchers of the future and gain further acclaim that way （because that's where the book might actually prove some usefulness）。Too many bolded lines （and too much bolding within each bolded quotation）， too many "call-out" quotation pages， not enough of the fun graphics/comics by Gavin Aung Than （they're the best part of the book）。 I skimmed a lot of it; it felt like a boring university lecture at times: easy to zone out。 Brown explains in the intro that it's thanks to her interns' idea that the book is organized by emotional grouping instead of alphabetically。 What？！ If this was alphabetical， it would be even more useless and impossible to read -- I really hope that idea came super early on， because it seems so obvious and logical to me。 Whatevs。Go ahead and skip this one。 You'll get more out of listening to her on her podcast or one of the myriad other podcasts out there as she makes the author rounds， or just read one of her other books。 You'll be reading lots of this one in them， anyway， with all the repetition。 。。。more
Sienna
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Fantastic！ Bravo Brené & team。 I would keep this book on my coffee table & refer to it frequently。 It's beautiful。 I'm not a super fan but I admire Brené's research work & whole heart。 I have benefited from her clear， thoughtful， evolving explanations & definitions。 She's become one of my white heroes。 I love that she listens to Prentis Hemphill。I don't read nonfiction quickly but this one flew by in a week， even allowing for breaks after a couple of the more intense sections。 I'm pretty sure I' Fantastic！ Bravo Brené & team。 I would keep this book on my coffee table & refer to it frequently。 It's beautiful。 I'm not a super fan but I admire Brené's research work & whole heart。 I have benefited from her clear， thoughtful， evolving explanations & definitions。 She's become one of my white heroes。 I love that she listens to Prentis Hemphill。I don't read nonfiction quickly but this one flew by in a week， even allowing for breaks after a couple of the more intense sections。 I'm pretty sure I'll read it again， maybe several times， maybe read it aloud with my partner。"Just an encyclopedia of emotions" some of the reviews say？ Isn't that what is so wonderful about it？ Does such a thing exist elsewhere？ If it does I'd guess it is not so coherent & well-organized。 It's a superficial reading if you see only a list of emotions。 It's obviously a life's work （ongoing）。Highly recommend for those who want to understand self & communicate with others。 。。。more
Steve
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An atlas is a reference book of maps， right？ Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart is engagingly readable and easy to relate to。But there are sections you will want to revisit as the rivers of your understanding run together and you can take in more of its insight and wisdom。Ultimately， following the map to meaningful human connection takes time。 I remember first looking for such maps nearly 30 years ago。 The first 12 years of my "adult" life， I spent in a fundamentalist religious cult， I became conv An atlas is a reference book of maps， right？ Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart is engagingly readable and easy to relate to。But there are sections you will want to revisit as the rivers of your understanding run together and you can take in more of its insight and wisdom。Ultimately， following the map to meaningful human connection takes time。 I remember first looking for such maps nearly 30 years ago。 The first 12 years of my "adult" life， I spent in a fundamentalist religious cult， I became convinced that being right was more important than human connection。 My escape from that cult was semi-serendipitous， in that I didn't have to make that part of the trip alone many left at the same time。 My journey since invokes Gail Sheehy's Pathfinders， starting when I first discovered M。 Scott Peck's Road Less Traveled。I will definitely use Brown's Atlas as a reference to explore more of the emotions and experiences she explains to enrich my ability to connect with fellow humans。 。。。more
Rosemary Nagy
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Wow that’s a lotta emotions
Heather Whaling
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Life。 Changing。 Absolutely incredible。
Joy Matteson
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Well， Brené Brown has done it again: written the book I needed to hear at the exact right time and place。 As someone who's an emotional intelligence student， who has a difficult time naming and feeling emotions， her taking me on a map of what each of them is from her research is a powerful tool for self exploration and deep wisdom。 Even if this is your first book by her， you should give it a try。 Our world is in desperate need to define how we feel to each other and to ourselves。 Well， Brené Brown has done it again: written the book I needed to hear at the exact right time and place。 As someone who's an emotional intelligence student， who has a difficult time naming and feeling emotions， her taking me on a map of what each of them is from her research is a powerful tool for self exploration and deep wisdom。 Even if this is your first book by her， you should give it a try。 Our world is in desperate need to define how we feel to each other and to ourselves。 。。。more
Esther
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AMAZING。 Required reading for good human-ing。 As a therapist， I live and navigate in the emotions world constantly and yet I learned SO SO much from this book。 I will reference it often， and it’s going on my “keep forever” shelf。 Can’t recommend highly enough。
Beth
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