Do you ever find yourself 'dress rehearsing tragedy?' Do you find any truth to the quote below from Bren Brown? All of the what if's? What if it goes better then planned.. We're trying to dress rehearse tragedy so we can beat vulnerability to the punch." Bren Brown to Oprah Winfrey. Bren says we avoid the vulnerability of sheer joy because we're terrified of Bren Brown Netflix Special: Advice on Vulnerability from 'The Call to Courage' Newsweek Dear Anxiety, The Space We Share Exploring Vulnerability with Bren Brown on The Diary of a CEO