TED Talks are a great resource for health and wellbeing. Here are some recommendations from the folks in the People Development team.
The three secrets of resilient people – Dr Lucy Hone
Dr Lucy Hone is a resilience expert who thought she found her calling supporting people to recover following the Christchurch earthquake. She had no idea that her personal journey was about to take her to a far darker place. In this powerful and courageous talk, she shares the three strategies that got her through an unimaginable tragedy—and offers a profound insight on human suffering.
Build don't break relationships with communication - connect the dots - Amy Scott
What if your natural communication style is breaking rather than building your relationships? Having an awareness of the different "dots" (communication styles) will help you to remove the biggest biohazard to your relationships and ensure that you can get onto other peoples' wavelengths as quickly as possible. Energising and engaging - this is a communication tool that is easy to apply!
The power of vulnerability – Brene Brown
Brené Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, 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.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness – Cameron Russell
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life.
How to make stress your friend – Kelly McGonigal
Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others.