Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit
The Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit exists to amplify the voices, experiences, and stories of people who are choosing to be brave with their lives and their work.
Featured Articles
![David Ambroz on fostering care, favoring forgiveness, and finding a place called home](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DI_DavidAmbroz_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)
David Ambroz on fostering care, favoring forgiveness, and finding a place called home.
His story opens a window into the pain of poverty and the power of hope, strength, and perseverance.
![5 Questions With Willow Defebaugh on reverence, storytelling as a tool of connection, and overcoming perfectionism to make a meaningful impact on climate activism.](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/H5_WillowDefebaugh_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)
Willow Defebaugh on reverence, storytelling as a tool of connection, and overcoming perfectionism.
The editor of ecological-justice magazine Atmos on how storytelling can inspire activism and what’s alienating us from a greater sense of environmentalism.
![Ingrid Silva on straddling strength and vulnerability as a dancer, being open even in moments of self-doubt, and TK](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DI_IngridSilva_Cover_HZ.jpg)
Ingrid Silva on straddling strength and vulnerability, being open, and expressing identity.
This Dance Theatre of Harlem ballerina is on a mission to move us forward and transform our ideas about art, dancers, and the color of tights.
![5 Questions With Jon Staff on creativity, connection, and the power of nature](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/H5_JonStaff_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)
Jon Staff on creativity, connection, and the power of nature.
The founder and CEO of Getaway on rest as a human right and unplugging in a plugged-in world.
![Randal Ford on how enthusiasm goes a long way, what’s it like to photograph animals up close, and the messy middle of creating.](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CL_RandalFord_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)
Randal Ford on enthusiasm, what it’s like to photograph animals, and the messy middle of creating.
How this photographer captures the personalities of animals, big and small, with beautiful portraits.
![5 Questions With Emily Ramshaw on launching a news organization, normalizing women’s leadership, and leaning into your gifts.](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/H5_RamshawZamora_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)
Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora on launching a news organization, women’s leadership, and leaning into your gifts.
These journalists co-founded The 19th, a nonprofit newsroom, to reach the underrepresented.
Gabrielle Blair
Whenever this designer and mother of six is put into a box, she expertly designs a new one.
5 Questions With Karen Walrond
Are we all ageist? If so, it’s time to understand why and start our own Radiant Rebellion to reclaim aging.
Penny De Los Santos
The photographer and visual storyteller captures the fleeting yet vibrant moments that happen when we share a meal.
The Daring Interview
![Ingrid Silva on straddling strength and vulnerability as a dancer, being open even in moments of self-doubt, and TK](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DI_IngridSilva_Cover_HZ.jpg)
Ingrid Silva on straddling strength and vulnerability, being open, and expressing identity.
Brené and Her Creative Loves
![Randal Ford on how enthusiasm goes a long way, what’s it like to photograph animals up close, and the messy middle of creating.](https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CL_RandalFord_FeaturedCover_Horizontal.jpg)