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Unlocking Us Podcast
Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt On Ted Lasso

Introduction to You Are Your Best Thing:
A Conversation

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Conversations with leaders, change-makers, and those who help unlock the deeply human part of who we are.

Which Book Do I Read First?

A primer for navigating the progression of my written work.

Pressing On With Purpose

I’m not here to make people comfortable or to be liked. My purpose is to know and experience love. This means excavating the unsaid. In the world and in me.

The Practice of Story Stewardship

Cultivating meaningful connection is a daring and vulnerable practice—and one that isn’t possible without being a good steward of the stories we tell and the stories we hear.

Featured Podcast Episodes

Conversations with leaders, change-makers, and those who help unlock the deeply human part of who we are.

Unlocking Us Podcast

Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski On Burnout and How to Complete the Stress Cycle

Dare to Lead Podcast

Janice Omadeke On The Mentor Method and Why Values Matter

Unlocking Us Podcast

Jason Reynolds On Masterpieces and Messes

Dare to Lead Podcast

Dr. Donald Sull and Charlie Sull On How Toxic Work Cultures Are Driving the Great Resignation

Unlocking Us Podcast

Atlas of the Heart: A Sisters Book Club, Part 1 of 3

Dare to Lead Podcast

Chad Sanders On What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph

Books by Der-Vogel

Atlas of the Heart

Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience

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About Us

I’m a researcher, storyteller, and (currently enraged) Texan who’s spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.

The official line: I’m a research professor at the University of Houston, where I hold the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair. I am also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. I’ve spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.

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