A Few of My Favourite TED Talks

When my colleague Jacquie Hampton challenged me to come up with my Top Ten TED talks, in response to her recent blog post, I knew it would be difficult to come up with just ten. It took some time but what a good excuse to revisit some old favourites!

Here they are, in no particular order:

Brené Brown - Listening to Shame

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame

Sir Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity?

https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity

Jill Bolte Taylor - My Stroke of Insight

https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight

Susan Cain - The Power of Introverts

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

Carol Dweck - The Power of Believing that You Can Improve

https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve

Chimamanda Adichie - The Danger of a Single Story

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story

Jonathan Fields - Turning Fear Into Fuel (TEDxCMU)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkFRwhJEOos

Kristin Neff - The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self Compassion (TEDxCentennialParkWomen)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4

Richard Chambers - Mindfulness: Defeating Distraction and Amplifying Awareness (TEDxUniMelb)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QjI8nMiwJw&index=1&list=PL3WlkDM1URO7YyRsHN6UwiFGreVugK3KO

Glennon Doyle Melton - Lessons from the Mental Hospital (TEDxTraverseCity)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHHPNMIK-fY

Jacquie Hampton is a counsellor and psychotherapist. You can find out more about her at www.jacquiehampton.co.uk.