Brené Brown

Brené Brown is an American research professor, author and podcaster whose work on shame, vulnerability and courage moved from academic study into the mainstream after a 2010 TEDx talk that became one of the most watched ever given. Her books include Daring Greatly, Braving the Wilderness and Atlas of the Heart. She holds a research post at the University of Houston, and her argument throughout is that vulnerability is a measure of courage rather than a failure of it.