Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-276) and index.

What it means to dare greatly -- Introduction: my adventures in the arena -- Scarcity : looking inside our culture of "never enough" -- Debunking the vulnerability myths -- Understanding and combating shame -- The vulnerability armory -- Mind the gap : cultivating change and closing the disengagement divide -- Disruptive engagement : daring to re-humanize education and work -- Wholehearted parenting : daring to be the adults we want our children to be -- Final thoughts -- Appendix-trust in emergence : grounded theory and my research process -- Acknowledgments -- Notes and references.