Thanksgiving two-word check-in with a gratitude chaser

A note of thanks for family, good conversations, and this community. From Brené My two-word check-in today: think-y and nest-y. I’m feeling contemplative and ready to clean. And I’m so ready to decorate for the holidays. I’m actually in cleaning sport mode. My family is in hiding. My gratitude today: Gathering with my whole family, including the in-laws and the out-laws. And having tamales and shrimp campechana. We don’t do turkey. We stopped after one particularly hard Thanksgiving when everyone was almost in tears and I turned to Ashley and said, “I don’t even like turkey. It tastes like dead bird.” Ashley snapped back, “Or like someone effed-up the chicken.” Barrett chimed in with, “Not a fan.” That was that. I’m also massively grateful for our recent podcasts guests. [Brené Brown] I mean, 18-year-old me—the girl with the asymmetric haircut, combat boots, and a Walkman that played U2’s War album from daylight to dusk every single day for a year—would never believe that one day she’d spend two hours with Bono, talking about everything from rock and roll and activism to faith and the power of paradox. You can listen to Part 1 of our conversation [here](. Part 2 will drop on Wednesday. [Bono and Brené Brown]( And I can’t wait for you to hear the two-parter that’s coming up on the Dare to Lead podcast. I’m digging in with Dr. Lisa Lahey, co-author of Immunity to Change along with Dr. Robert Kegan. I’ve been doing a lot of research on the “immunity to change” theory. It’s deeply powerful and explains why lasting, meaningful change is damn hard. Well, I jumped on for the podcast with Lisa, and rather than simply talking about the process, we actually engaged in it around something I’m desperate to change (and somewhat refusing to change). She is so skilled at asking questions and framing conversations—this is a MASTER class! It was also incredibly vulnerable. My real-time revelation? I am often perpetuating the exact behavior that is depleting me. It’s a conversation you’re not going to want to miss. [Brené Brown with Lisa Lahey on Immunity to Change on the Dare to Lead podcast] As always, I’m grateful for this community and the way y’all show up. Stay awkward, brave, and kind, Follow Brené on social! If this was forwarded to you, [subscribe here.]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [TikTok]( © 2022 BBEARG, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Responses to this email are not monitored. Our mailing address is: BBEARG P.O. Box 272124Houston, TX 77277 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.