BOOK OF THE Moment
january / february 2022
atlas of the heart
by Brené Brown
Our first BOTM for 2022 is the latest release from self-help guru and #1 New York Times best-selling author, Brené Brown: Atlas Of The Heart.
As a community we’ll be sharing insights and unpacking the 87 emotions and experiences that Brené says define what it means to be human, whilst also learning to forge lasting, meaningful connections with the people around us.
We’d love you to read along with us and we suggest you follow the Reading Schedule below and check-in either at one of our monthly Zoom #mondayclub book clubs (members) or weekly via social media (free!) as a way to help keep yourself accountable.
On this page you’ll find all the info you need to get started including a video intro to the book from our founder, the Club Reading Schedule and links to find out more about the author and the book.
“So often, when we feel lost, adrift in our lives, our first instinct is to look out into the distance to find the nearest shore. But that shore, that solid ground, is within us. The anchor we are searching for is connection, and it is internal. To form meaningful connections with others, we must first connect with ourselves, but to do either, we must first establish a common understanding of the language of emotion and human experience.”
WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK AS BOTM
by shelf help. founder Toni
ABOUT THE BOOk
In Atlas of the Heart, Brené takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.
As she maps the necessary skills and lays out an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances - a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heart-breaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
Brené says: "I want this to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves. Even when we have no idea where we are."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR, BRENÉ BROWN
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation-Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy, and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness and Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership.
With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience and the Black Experience. She hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. podcasts, and her TEDx talk, "The Power of Vulnerability" (see above), is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world with more than 50 million views. Her Netflix special, The Call to Courage, is the first filmed lecture by a researcher on the streaming service.
Brown lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.
READING/EVENTS SCHEDULE
JANUARY + FEBRUARY 2022
The magic happens on Mondays at shelf help. and we suggest you follow the reading schedule below and check-in either at one of our monthly Zoom #mondayclub book clubs (members) or weekly via social media (free!) as a way to help keep yourself accountable.
As a community we read one book every two months, giving us time to properly absorb, process and action the learnings from each book
We leave extra time at the beginning of the month to give people chance to get hold of the book and start reading before we dive in as a group
january
SATURDAY 1ST JAN: NEW BOOK ANNOUNCED, MEMBERSHIP DOORS OPEN!
TUESDAY 4th JaN (following UK bank holiDAY)
[author event: goodbye 2021, hello 2022 with selina barker]
MONDAY 10th JAN: READING TARGET UP TO end of intro, MEMBERSHIP DOORS CLOSE
[CLUBHOUSE OPENING PARTY - ATLAS OF THE HEART]
MONDAY 17th JAN: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 1 + 2
[WATCH PARTY: INSIDE OUT (DISNEY+)]
MONDAY 24th JAN: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 3 + 4
[INSTAGRAM LIVE EVENT]
MONDAY 31st JAN: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 5 + 6
[JANUARY BOOK CLUB MEETUP]
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february
MONDAY 7th FEB: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 7 + 8
[AUTHOR EVENT: SELF-LOVE]
MONDAY 14th FEB: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 9 + 10
[WATCH PARTY: FRANCES HA (Amazon)]
MONDAY 21st FEB: READING TARGET CHAPTERS 11 + 12
[READING EVENING / INSTAGRAm LIVE EVENT]
MONDAY 28th FEB: READING TARGET CHAPTER 13 to THE END
[FEBRUARY BOOK CLUB MEETUP]