Love and Vulnerability: Thinking with Pamela Sue Anderson developed out of the desire for dialogue with the late feminist philosopher Pamela Sue Anderson’s extraordinary, previously unpublished, last work on love and vulnerability. The collection publishes this work for the first time, with a diverse, multidisciplinary, international range of contributors responding to it, to Anderson’s oeuvre as a whole and to her life and death. Anderson’s path-breaking work includes A Feminist Philosophy of Religion (1998) and Re-visioning Gender in Philosophy of Religion: Reason, Love and Epistemic Locatedness (2012). Her last work critiques, then attempts to rebuild, concepts of love and vulnerability. Reason, critical self-reflexivity, emotion, intuition and imagination, myth and narrative all have a role to play. Social justice, friendship, conversation, dialogue, collective work are central to her thinking. Contributors trace the emergence of Anderson’s late thinking, extend her conversations with the history of philosophy and contemporary voices such as hooks and Butler, and bring her work into contact with debates in theology; Continental and analytic philosophy; feminist, queer and transgender theory; postcolonial theory; African-American studies. Discussions engage with the Me Too movement and sexual violence, climate change, sweatshops, neoliberalism, death and dying, and the nature of the human. Originally published as a special issue of the journal, Angelaki, this large, wide-ranging collection, featuring a number of distinguished contributors, makes a significant contribution to the burgeoning interdisciplinary research on interpersonal relations, sympathy and empathy, affect and emotion.

The #1 New York Times bestseller. More than 2 million copies sold! Look for Brené Brown’s new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well as her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us! From thought leader Brené Brown, a transformative new vision for the way we lead, love, work, parent, and educate that teaches us the power of vulnerability. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; . . . who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.”—Theodore Roosevelt Every day we experience the uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure that define what it means to be vulnerable or to dare greatly. Based on twelve years of pioneering research, Brené Brown PhD, MSW, dispels the cultural myth that vulnerability is weakness and argues that it is, in truth, our most accurate measure of courage. Brown explains how vulnerability is both the core of difficult emotions like fear, grief, and disappointment, and the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, empathy, innovation, and creativity. She writes: “When we shut ourselves off from vulnerability, we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.” Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. It’s about courage. In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. Uncomfortable. It’s even a little dangerous at times. And, without question, putting ourselves out there means there’s a far greater risk of getting criticized or feeling hurt. But when we step back and examine our lives, we will find that nothing is as uncomfortable, dangerous, and hurtful as standing on the outside of our lives looking in and wondering what it would be like if we had the courage to step into the arena—whether it’s a new relationship, an important meeting, the creative process, or a difficult family conversation. Daring Greatly is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen.

When it comes to finding love, are you standing in your own way? Daring to Love will help you identify the internal barriers that cause you to sabotage your love life, open yourself up to vulnerability, and build the intimate, lasting relationship you truly desire. After a breakup, most of us spend a lot of time thinking long and hard about what the other person did to cause it, rather than reflecting on ourselves. It seems self-evident that we want our romantic relationships to work, and that love and long-term commitment are our ultimate goals. But what if our desire for love is actually not as straightforward as our emotions make us believe? What if, instead of pursuing love, we are unconsciously pushing it away? In Daring to Love, Tamsen and Robert W. Firestone offer techniques based in Robert Firestone’s groundbreaking voice therapy—the process of giving spoken word to unhealthy patterns—to help you understand how you are getting in your own way on the quest for true love. Love, the Firestones argue, makes us vulnerable and triggers old defenses we formed in childhood, causing us to sabotage our relationships in myriad subtle—and not-so-subtle—ways. Using the voice therapy strategies in this book, you will be able to identify your own defensive patterns and uncover the destructive messages your critical inner voice is telling you about yourself, your partners, and your relationships. If you’re struggling to cultivate lasting relationships, this book can help you embark on your next romantic journey with more openness and self-knowledge.

Gandolfo constructs a theological anthropology that begins with the condition of human vulnerability as a site to answer why human beings experience and inflict terrible suffering. This volume argues that vulnerability is a dimension of human existence that causes us great anxiety, which forms the basis for violence but also affords the possibility

I am a beacon of empathy and understanding. I am a vessel of compassion and kindness. I am grounded in love, guiding my thoughts and actions. I am resilient in the face of vulnerability, embracing my emotions with courage. I am worthy of love, both giving and receiving. I am empowered to nurture healthy relationships through love and understanding. I am attuned to the needs of others, offering support and empathy. I am creating a harmonious and fulfilling life by prioritizing love in all I do. I am a source of light and positivity, spreading love wherever I go. I am on a journey of self-discovery and growth, guided by the principles of love and compassion. LOVE Mindset Affirmation: Today, I embrace the LOVE Mindset, guided by compassion, connection, and clemency. I choose to regulate my emotions, extend kindness, and foster understanding with everyone. By prioritizing love, I also recognize vulnerability as a source of strength and release any feelings of offense.

This book is a journey of self discovery that explains how I finally embraced freedom-sweet freedom-found strength in the emotions of vulnerability, and learned the language of the heart. Be real and honest with yourself. Don't put on a brave face, but rather experience the freedom that comes when your soul dances in the delight of expressing all that you are! In this journey of self discovery, your soul will welcome you home, reminding you of all that you have forgotten, but that you have always known.

I wrote this book because I lost my fiancee. This isn't about how love conquers all. This is about fighting for that part of me who believes in true love. This is about fighting for the pieces of me that I have lost to love. There is more to love than hurt and compromise. I needed to figure out how to live a life where I could love fearlessly, unconditionally, and have enough self-esteem to refuse anything less. This book is my journey to these answers. I wrote this book because I believe in love. I keep my promises. I never appreciated the price of vulnerability. For years, I had so much passion and love to share that I thought I could experience any wound to my heart and be fine. I believed that I could suck it up and simply move on and that would be the end of it. But the fractures and tears mounted, to leave me wary and cautious. I had scars on my heart that left me callous and bitter. I changed, from a boy who could love with every shred of my being, to a man who was afraid of being vulnerable. Love got harder. Then I was in a relationship that broke me completely. It was my last shot, and I poured my everything into it, and it destroyed me. In the ashes, in the destruction, I remembered that boy who could love so faithfully. In the devastation I saw the choice between hope and love. The hardest thing I ever had to do was let go of the promise of something - the hope that this was the love that would be Happily-Ever-After - to be left with nothing. And then, with nothing left, I realized that somewhere deep inside I still had faith that true love was possible. Being vulnerable has a price. A price I had disdained, cheapened, by saying I was strong enough, or that the hurt I suffered didn't matter, and that it wasn't a big deal. I didn't realize that it was my self-esteem that was being chipped away. I didn't realize my self-esteem was broken until I was begging for love, and being scorned for my desperate vulnerability. I discovered the choice between being a person who hopes for love, and a person who is capable of true love. I discovered a lot of differences. My journey through being shattered and rebuilding myself was a brutal one. I wrote my raw emotion so others who are believers in true love could know they are not alone in their pain, and hopefully, so they can be inspired to love again. Share my journey so that you can learn with me. I once believed that if I loved enough, held on enough, that somehow my hope would be rewarded with true love. If I loved enough, surely I would be loved as much? I learned a subtle difference that changed my life and healed my broken heart. I now have faith in myself as a source of love. I can love wholly. I learned that I have to believe in love itself, not in a person who could be a source of love. And when I made that breakthrough, I was free of my broken heart and ready to demand more from love, and from life. Share my journey to becoming a person who can love wholly. Be the person who can love as fully, deeply, and passionately as you once could. And with your new strength and faith, be a person who deserves all that true love gives you, so you can have Happily-Ever-After. Andrew G. Wall"