Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-11-03
Books mentioned on Brené Brown: We're In A Spiritual Crisis! The Hidden Epidemic No One Wants To Admit!
No.1 vulnerability expert BRENÉ BROWN exposes how shame, fear, and perfectionism secretly control your life - and reveals proven ways to unlock courage, confidence, trust, connection, and joy.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Strong Ground
Brené Brown explores vulnerability, resilience, and personal leadership in Strong Ground.
Recommended“um but also to check out this book Strong Ground, which I'm going to I'm going to link below.”
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The October Man (Rivers of London)
Discussed“Because I was reading the book series The Rivers of London. And in that book series, there are two gods of the Thames.”
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BRAVING THE WILDERNESS
Discussed“And when you talk about belonging, it's interesting in your book Braving the Wilderness, which I think the question's kind of summed up by the subtitle here. The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone.”
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Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead by Brené Brown is a popular leadership and personal development book focusing on courage, tough decisions, and wholehearted engagement in the workplace.
Recommended“Um also Dare to Lead. I think all of um all of the leadership team in my office reference Dare to Lead so often, which is an incredible book about Brave Work, Tough Decisions, and Whole Hearts.”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Atlas of the Heart
“like, that you know, in Atlas of the Heart, I write about 87 emotions that I think are important to understand because the limits of our language are the limits of our world.”
Own book Strong Ground
“The hardest chapter I've ever written in my life of any book was the chapter on grounded confidence in Strong Ground.”
Own book BRAVING THE WILDERNESS
“I mean, if I if I look back at Braving the Wilderness, that was maybe the only prophetic book that I think I've ever written. Like that”
Own book Strong Ground
“And so, why do we do that? Well, the whole the whole Strong Ground book, there's a there's a sentence in the in the first chapter that said, I have a sticky note on my window on my mirror in the bathroom that says, I'd rather be the oldest woman in the gym than the youngest woman in assisted living.”