I feel like this book was the perfect read to end 2021 on. I will be reading more this year, but I don’t anticipate finishing any of those books. This book was recommended to me earlier in the year when I was feeling out of sorts. I suffer from anxiety and depression so it is not unheard of for me to go though bouts of loneliness.

I am glad I waited until I was out of one of those periods to read this book. I don’t think that I would have appreciated the messaging of the book, if I had been in a down mood while reading this. I have read other books by Brene Brown, but I think this one will always be my favorite. The message of the book is universal as I know that at times we all feel like we don’t belong, but the idea of “braving the wilderness” is what will stick with me the most.

There have been many times in my life where I have braved the wilderness, and I don’t think I fully understood what I was doing at the time. I have always been one to stick to my convictions no matter what, but I never understood the good it was doing for me and those around me until I read this.

Braving the wilderness is not easy, but it is something that we should all learn to do, especially in the times that we are living in. Everything feels so divded, but I feel like if we practiced what Brene teaches, we would all feel a bit closer together.