watch.

the power of vulnerability, 

Brené Brown

http://www.ted.com Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

 

Join bell hooks and Kevin Powell in a discussion about black masculinity in popular culture today presented by Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts (https://www.newschool.edu/lang) at The New School (https://www.newschool.edu/). Kevin Powell is an activist, public speaker and author of 12 books, including his new title The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood.

black masculinity, threat or threatened,

bell hooks & kevin powell

 

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence-the body keeps the score.

the body keeps the score: brain, mind, & body in the healing of trauma

Bessel van der Kolk

 

In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, "I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously." Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our "culture of humiliation," in which online shame equals dollar signs - and demands a different way.

the price of shame, 

Monica Lewinsky

 

In his work with trauma patients, Dr. Rigg has observed how the brain is constantly reacting to sensory information, generating non-thinking reactions before our intelligent individual human brains are able to process the event and formulate a self-driven response. John is a professional musician, who became a physician in his 40s.

the effect of trauma on the brain & how it affects behaviors,

John Riggs

 

together one more time, 

Patrick Carnes & John Bradshaw*

 

 

*leaders in the treatment and healing of addiction

Two giants in the field of recovery, John Bradshaw and Patrick Carnes, have labored separately and together to empower sexual health in people. Over a decade they did workshops together, called Sexual Shame: the Agony and the Ecstasy. Both were known for their inspiration and entertaining presentations.

 

Playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler opens the Radcliffe Institute conference titled "Who Decides? Gender, Medicine, and the Public's Health." In this excerpt, she describes being diagnosed with cancer and reads from the introduction of her book, In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection (2013).

introduction to in the body of the world,

Eve Ensler

 

What really causes addiction - to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do - and if there might be a better way.

everything you thinkk you know about addiction is wrong, 

Johann Hari