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Simon Sinek - eye opening speech

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Simon Sinek is a British-American author and inspirational/motivational speaker. He is the author of five books, including Start With Why and The Infinite Game. Simon may be best known for popularizing the concept of WHY in his first Ted Talk in 2009. It has since become one of the most watched talks of all time on TED.com, with 37+ million views!

Brene Brown – The power of vulnerability

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Casandra Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American professor, lecturer, author, and podcast host. Brown holds the Huffington Foundation’s Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work and is a visiting professor in management at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. 

Having spent her career studying the concepts of courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and having authored seven books including five New York Times best-sellers, Brown hosts the Unlocking Us podcast, and her TED talk, "The Power of Vulnerability", has been widely viewed. Her filmed lecture, Brené Brown: The Call to Courage, debuted on Netflix in 2019. 

Attachment Theory

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The attachment theory argues that a strong emotional and physical bond to one primary caregiver in our first years of life is critical to our development. If our bonding is strong and we are securely attached, then we feel safe to explore the world. If our bond is weak, we feel insecurely attached. We are afraid to leave or explore a rather scary-looking world. Because we are not sure if we can return. Often we then don't understand our own feelings. To know and understand which attachment you are, watch this video!

Brene Brown - Have the Courage to Stand Alone (Find True Belonging)

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Brene powerfully discusses belonging, loneliness and courage. We all at somepoint in our lives have felt like we were standing alone, trying to fit in or be someone we arent. Brene reminds us how to not lose yourself and stand out by being you and cultivating our humanity and special strengths. This video considers what its like to be born on the outside and what the view was like from out there for Brene. Doing something scary might just be the best thing you have ever done but the most alive you have ever felt! Choose belonging to you and not to anyone else.

Autism Spectrum: Atypical Minds in a Stereotypical World

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Autism is not a disease and therefore can not be cured. What we can do, however, is to learn more about it and gain an understanding of it. In this video Timo, a young boy diagnosed with Autism will help us understand how living with a neurodivergent mind can be. A simple yet informative video on Autism. The more we educate each other on neurodiversity the better!

Joseph Pack Drug-free ADHD, Founder. Building an ADHD-proof business.

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A very insightful, interesting, and most importantly helpful interview. Help with regards to coping with ADHD to date, and also some invaluable advice for life in general! Breath work techniques, cold showers and much much more! Brilliant watch!

Brené Brown Leaves the Audience SPEECHLESS

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Another Brene Brown video, what can I say I am a big fan! “You are only free when you realise you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all.” Brene discusses being a part of something, true belonging, being part of something bigger but also knowing when to stand alone. Brene only goes on stage if she can fully be herself and will negotiate on a lof of things but not herself. So many powerful quotes throughout and this is just one - "Don't walk through the world looking for evidence that you're not enough, you'll always find it".

Jay Shetty - Struggling with low self-esteem?

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Jay Shetty shares how to live in the present, serve more, learn more, and how to live your best life.

“You have full control over the preparation, process and the practice but you have no control over the potential result.” Love it!

How to Build Self-esteem

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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden. Nathan discusses the practice of living consciously, self acceptance, self responsibility, self assertiveness, living purposefully and personal integrity.

“Improve what you can change and learn to accept what you cant.”

Julia Kristina - Keys to Self-esteem

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Julia Kristina is a Vancouver-based Clinical Counsellor and is on a mission to make investing in mental and emotional wellness something that is normal, and a priority for everyone. She has an approachable, modern and totally relatable style of therapy and has numerous videos on Utube that will help you understand what's going on in your mind and emotions, and then giving you the tools to make the necessary changes to help you feel happier, more confident, and less anxious so you can love yourself and your life more everyday.

Olivia Remes - How to cope with Anxiety

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Anxiety is one of most prevalent mental health disorders, with 1 out of 14 people around the world being likely affected. Leading up to conditions such as depression, increased risk for suicide, disability and requirement of high health services, very few people who often need treatment actually receive it. In her talk “How to cope with anxiety”, Olivia Remes of the University of Cambridge will share her vision on anxiety and will unravel ways to treat and manage this health disorder. Arguing that treatments such as psychotherapy and medication exist and often result in poor outcome and high rates of relapses, she will emphasise the importance of harnessing strength in ourselves as we modify our problem-coping mechanisms. Olivia will stress that by allowing ourselves to believe that what happens in life is comprehensive, meaningful, and manageable, one can significantly improve their risk of developing anxiety disorders.

Jake Heilbrunn - How to replace anxiety with purpose

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Jake Heilbrunn is an entreprenuer, world nomad, and the best-selling author of Off the Beaten Trail: A Young Man’s Soul-Searching Journey Through Central America. He has spoken to thousands of people on multiple continents, sharing his authentic message on turning anxiety into advantage and living with purpose. Jake's work and story have been featured in Psychology Today, The LA Times, Thought Catalog, and over 50+ Podcasts/Radio shows. His mission is to connect people with their inner voice so they can fulfill their purpose.

Marielle Cornes - Overcoming social anxiety

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Marielle Cornes is a ninth-grade student at Mountain Brook Junior High and a member of the MBJH TEDEd Club. When Marielle moved from Baltimore, Maryland to Mountain Brook, Alabama, she struggled to cope with the anxiety she had previously come to terms with. This is her story of recognition, affirmation, and hopefully, inspiration. Social anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions. As many as 1 in 10 adults have social anxiety disorder to some degree. It usually develops in the teenage years and can be a lifelong problem unless treated. Marielle speaks from the heart and describes just how debilitating social anxiety can actually be. She also highlights just how social anxiety is often closely linked to anxiety and suicidal ideations.

Dr Jonice Webb - Childhood Emotional Neglect

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Dr Jonice Webb is a recognised psychologist expert with over 25 years of experience, and the author of the best-selling books Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect and Running On Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships With Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children. She has dedicated most of her career to shining a light on this powerful but invisible force from childhood -Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN). Her aim was to give people a common language to talk about it and to offer an explanation to the scores of people who are suffering in silence and wondering what is wrong with them. One of many eye opening Utube videos and I highly recommend her Running of Empty book if any of her video resonates with you.

Elaine Halligan - Neurodiversity is a superpower not a problem

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Elaine Halligan is a a parent and a parenting specialist, Director of The Parent Practice, and author of the best-selling book ‘My Child’s Different’, Elaine helps parents raise competent, confident children, and find the holy grail of parenting - Keeping calm!

She is someone who strongly believes we have to break the stigma around mental health and children. She believes most of the times the signals are quite subtle and can be often overlooked by parents, so many children may be suffering behind closed doors. She also believes 'Prevention is better than cure. She faced the challenge of parenting her son, who being wired differently and with undiagnosed learning difficulties, by age seven, had been excluded from three schools. He experienced failure at a young age and was written off by society. However, through the use of life-changing positive parenting skills, her son’s self-worth improved & he finished his schooling as Head Boy. Her mission is to impart her knowledge to other parents, to ensure their ‘different’ or ‘difficult’ children survive and thrive in their educational years and beyond.

An informative and heart renching story, sharing what life can be like living with someone who is neurodiverse and dealing with the judgements of the world around them.

After experiencing trauma as a child or adult it can have an impact on your immune system, coping mechanisms and even your brain and response system (stress and survival systems). Understanding your trauma and how it impacts you physically and mentally can be helpful in your healing process. This is a great visual explanation of how trauma can impact us.