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How to practice emotional hygiene | Guy Winch | TEDxLinnaeusUniversity.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. have medicine cabinets for ordinary physical injuries like cuts and colds but no toolkits for common psychological injuries such as failure, rejection, regret, and loss. In his talk, Guy Winch tells us that “you can’t treat a psychological wound if you don’t know you’re injured”. Guy teaches us why it is so necessary to practice emotional hygiene.

3 reasons you aren’t doing what you say you will do | Amanda Crowell | TEDxHarrisburg

Amanda explores how to move beyond mindset-driven defensive loss into productive failure to succeed at the problems you struggle with the most. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, university professor at the Hunter College School of Education, speaker, and coach. Dr. Crowell works with teachers, therapists, and mission-driven entrepreneurs to clear away mindset blocks and move into action.

How to Achieve Your Most Ambitious Goals | Stephen Duneier | TEDxTucson

How you define Stephen Duneier depends on how you came to know him. Some define him as an expert institutional investor while others know him as a large-scale installation artist, avid outdoorsman, professor, decision strategist, coach, business leader, mindfulness extremist, author, speaker, daredevil, or Guinness world record holder. In his talk, Stephen explains that what truly defines him aren’t titles, but an approach to decision-making that transformed him from someone who struggled with simple tasks to a guy who continuously achieved even his most ambitious dreams.

Change Your Mindset and Achieve Anything | Colin O’Brady | TEDxPortland

In this epic Talk, Colin O’Brady, explains his journey back from a tragic burn accident only to ascend to the tallest mountains and two poles on earth – in world record time.
His idea is centered around mindfulness and how one can achieve anything no matter the circumstances.
Colin, a native of Portland, is a testament to mindfulness, setting audacious goals and achieving them despite overwhelming odds. Last year, Colin set two world records: He became the fastest person ever to complete both the Seven Summits (climbing the highest peak on every continent) and the Explorers Grand Slam (the Seven Summits + skiing to the last degree of the North and South Poles). He completed the challenges in 131 and 139 days, respectively. His nonprofit, Beyond 7/2, strives to inspire kids to lead active, healthy lives and pursue their biggest dreams.

Feelings: Handle them before they handle you | Mandy Saligari | TEDxGuildford

Mandy’s first contact with the world of addiction, mental health, and recovery were when she came into treatment in 1990. Her passion for therapy and its potential for change ignited here, inspiring her to make therapy her life’s work. Alongside a growing private practice, Mandy always gave time to promote early intervention through lectures on addiction, emotional coping mechanisms, and self-esteem as part of the PSHE (Personal, Social & Health Education) provision within independent schools. In 2008, with a busy private practice and many years of recovery under her belt, Mandy founded CHARTER Harley Street, an outpatient center treating addiction and trauma using her pioneering model of care.