You Are Your Best Thing

Tarana Burke and Dr. Bren¿rown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organisers, artists, academics and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience.
Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more.

It started as a text between two friends.

Tarana Burke, founder of the ''me too.'' Movement, texted researcher and writer Bren¿rown to see if she was free to jump on a call. Bren¿ssumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Bren¿tarted scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang.

But it was immediately clear to Bren¿hat the conversation wasn''t going to be about wallpaper. Tarana''s hello was serious and she hesitated for a bit before saying, "Bren¿you know your w