Ted Ed Talk Analysis

This Ted Ed Talk by Brene Brown discusses the idea of human connection and the power of accepting ones self. Brene discusses her journey to try to dissolve the mystery of vulnerability and the lack of human connection involved with it. Her research concludes that the best way to connect with others is to accept and embrace that you are vulnerable, and your vulnerabilities are a part of you. To be able to connect with others, you must first be able to connect with yourself. Brene discusses that vulnerability is a possible birth place for joy and love, art and beauty. Her research points out that we try to numb our vulnerabilities. However we go further and we numb our gratitude, happiness. We try to numb all of our emotions.

When it comes to vulnerabilities all humans have one or another. The ideas presented in this video by Brene Brown are what sound to be social vulnerabilities. These social vulnerabilities disable us from being able to truly connect with our peers at an emotional, intellectual and
The key difference is that people who are to connect with others are ones who accept themselves and their flaws. She brings forward the idea that to be able to connect, one must fix themselves. I would argue that the problem is not an internal issue, but rather our external world. We are living in a world and society where we are forced from birth to accept certain standards, false ideologies and false images of what we are suppose to be. Society is not creating individuals, but rather society is "designing" individuals, removing a persons ability to be true to who they are. There is a beautifully done short animated film called Alike that expresses this idea. P. (2016, December 13). Retrieved August 28, 2017, from