{"id":5481,"date":"2021-08-16T15:16:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riot-room.com\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:43:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T12:43:06","slug":"ten-ted-talks-for-your-mental-health-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychlibrary.co.uk\/?p=5481","title":{"rendered":"Ten TED Talks For Your Mental Health &#038; Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These TED talks discuss a range of topics focusing on mental health and wellbeing, from depression and anxiety to loss, resilience, coming out and imposter syndrome. Learn from the wisdom of others, and find inspiration and strength in our shared experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;t Suffer From Your Depression in Silence | Nikki Webber Allen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Depression; Suicide; Black people&#8217;s risk of mental disorder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nikki Webber Allen: Don&#039;t suffer from your depression in silence\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/nikki_webber_allen_don_t_suffer_from_your_depression_in_silence\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nikki Webber Allen shares her experience of depression for the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). She talks about how she realised she was depressed, her nephews suicide, what she learnt about depression through her experience and how black people in the US are disproportionally affected by mental health disorders and are least likely to get help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage | Susan David <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Loss; Denial; Emotional suppression; False positivity; Emotional agility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Susan David talks about emotional suppression and false positivity for the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Taking us through her own experience of pain and loss and her denial of those feelings, Susan shares with us how to embrace emotional agility and feel our feelings so that we can let them guide us and help us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How To Cope With Anxiety | Olivia Remes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Anxiety; Anxiety disorder; Coping resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to cope with anxiety | Olivia Remes | TEDxUHasselt\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WWloIAQpMcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Olivia Remes explains how to lower your anxiety in her talk for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Drawing on her research undertaken at the University of Cambridge, she encourages us to &#8220;do it badly&#8221; in order to speed up decision-making, reduce perfection-seeking and lower anxiety. She urges us to forgive ourselves and to &#8220;do something with someone else in mind&#8221; to gain purpose in our lives and lower our levels of anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do We Bridge The &#8220;Anxiety Gap&#8221; At Work? | Erica Joy Baker <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Anxiety; Otherness; bias<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Erica Joy Baker: How do we bridge the &quot;anxiety gap&quot; at work?\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/erica_joy_baker_how_do_we_bridge_the_anxiety_gap_at_work\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Erica Joy Baker talks about how to reduce the &#8220;anxiety gap&#8221; in her talk for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Erica talks about being underestimated, being othered and being anxious because of it. She talks to us about how to create safe spaces for each other as she galvanises us into advocacy and change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Three Secrets of Resilient People | Lucy Hone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Adversity; Loss; Bereavement; Resilience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lucy Hone: 3 secrets of resilient people\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/lucy_hone_3_secrets_of_resilient_people\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Hone is a resilience researcher who shares her own experience of profound loss and resilience as part of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). In search of hope, Lucy discovered what it means to be resilient and how to achieve it. She shares with us these research based and personally tested strategies; accept adversity as part of life, focus on the good &amp; find things to be grateful for and ask yourself &#8216;is this helping or harming me?&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why I Must Come Out | Geena Rocero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Transition; Identity; Being who you are; Suicide; LGBTQ+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Geena Rocero: Why I must come out\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/geena_rocero_why_i_must_come_out\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Geena Rocero sharing her story of becoming who she is for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Geena talks about her story, about becoming a fashion model, a pageant queen and how she broke free of the box she was in. Geena teaches us about being ourselves and at the same time, embracing others as themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Danger of Hiding Who You Are | Morgana Bailey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Coming out; Being who you are; LGBTQ+<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Morgana Bailey: The danger of hiding who you are\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/morgana_bailey_the_danger_of_hiding_who_you_are\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgana Bailey provides inspiration as she chooses to come out in her talk for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Morgana discusses the difficulties and challenges of coming out and the importance of being who you are, facing your fears and embracing yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Imposter Syndrome and How Can You Combat it? | Elizabeth Cox<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Imposter syndrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elizabeth Cox: What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it?\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/elizabeth_cox_what_is_imposter_syndrome_and_how_can_you_combat_it\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BLOCK<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elizabeth Cox teaches us about imposter syndrome in this talk as part of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ed.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED-Ed<\/a> series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). Elizabeth takes us through some examples of staggeringly successful people who experienced imposter syndrome and the studies that tell us it is surprisingly common. Talk about your feelings, share your experiences with friends and peers and focus on positive feedback.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Better Way To Talk About Love | Mandy Len Catron<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Love; Language; Relationships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mandy Len Catron: A better way to talk about love\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/mandy_len_catron_a_better_way_to_talk_about_love\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this talk for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>), Mandy Len Catron talks about the language we use for love in the western world, how we equate it to madness and how we conceptualise it as passive. She gives us new ways of thinking about love and relationships, teaching us to be collaborative and to be an active participant in creating love the way we want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Power of Vulnerability | Bren\u00e9 Brown <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics: Vulnerability; <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bren\u00e9 Brown: The power of vulnerability\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">BLOCK<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bren\u00e9 Brown talks about her research into vulnerability in her talk for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TED<\/a>&nbsp;series (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0<\/a>). She teaches us about connection and how shame and fear undermine us in our efforts to connect with others. Bren\u00e9 encourages us to be vulnerable and wholehearted as we search for our own worthiness and connection. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These TED talks discuss a range of topics focusing on mental health and wellbeing, from depression and anxiety to loss, resilience, coming out and imposter syndrome. Learn from the wisdom of others, and find inspiration and strength in our shared experiences. 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