Before Brené...

My life can be divided into two parts: before Brené Brown’s “The Gift Of Imperfection” and after.

Before December of 2013, I had never heard of Brené nor used the word vulnerability. I was a semi-recovering food addict, and on my way to being an alcoholic. I had two kids, was divorced, my mom had recently died, and I was in a relationship with a man who was my knight-in-shining-armor. 

 A new friend of mine had asked me to take Brené Brown's online course with her. “What is a Brené Brown?” I asked.

“You know...the woman who went viral with the Ted Talk on vulnerability...you seriously never heard of Brené?”

Nope, I never heard of Brené Brown, but I did know that I loved hanging with my new friend. She was so funny and smart. If she was offering me a chance to do something with her, I was not going to pass that up. 

I signed up for Brené’s online course, “The Gift of Imperfection,” and life has never been the same since. #whatnowbrené?