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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to find mommy and inspirational bloggers to be a guilty pleasure - like Glennon Doyle, Brenee Brown, etc. But now I just can't really get anything out of it because it's so clear they are messed up personally. [/quote]

I never got the enormous appeal of brenee brown, probably because she reminds me of many other ph.d.'s in the psychology field and personally she always struck me as thin skinned,  defensive and insecure. She seems to have softened but star quality and the enormous national stage she commands? Baffled. I think personally she probably struggles with it too...I have known other clinicians and faculty/researchers who are so wise, warm and charismatic. Life is funny, these things don't always square.
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I can't with Brene Brown either. Ugh. [/quote]

A few points: Brene Brown is a social worker, not a psychologist.  She also has a Ph.D. and a legitimate faculty appointment at an actual university.  Finding her style grating is a matter of personal preference, but it's not the same as someone like Glennon Doyle, who has no robust credentials in anything while putting forth the illusion of expertise.  That may be part of her charm, in the way that some people find Sarah Palin or Kim Kardashian charming: they're complete BS artists.  It's one thing to find people like that entertaining, but thinking they provide actual expert advice in things that matter is troubling.  Hard pass.[/quote]

But whether their advice is actually "expert" or not, if someone finds it helpful, what does it matter? What's the actual harm?[/quote]

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