When poet Bethany Rose sat in her doctor’s office and told him that her depression was threatening to consume her, he responded, ‘Don’t be depressed – you have such a lovely smile. Have you thought of taking up badminton?’. Instead…
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Why there is no such thing as good or bad food | Pixie Turner | TEDxLondonWomen
Are there foods that you have labelled as ‘good’ or ‘bad’? If the answer is yes, you’re not alone; the majority of us have been conditioned to assign morals to our meals, something that nutritionist Pixie Turner is determined to…
Why we need to reimagine frontline work to change burnout culture | Dzifa Afonu | TEDxLondonWomen
Healthcare, social workers and other frontline workers are exhausted – in fact social workers are likely to burn out just eight years into their careers. The Covid-19 pandemic made us more aware than ever of our frontline workers and how…
Denial or despair? How to rewrite your climate change story | Clover Hogan | TEDxLondonWomen
21-year-old Clover Hogan has been a climate activist for 10 years. She knows firsthand the struggles with eco-anxiety that plague her generation – those who have inherited the world’s climate crisis, and are told they are the ones that must…
Kudos To Deepika Padukone For Talking About Mental Health: Neha Dhupia
Neha Dhupia talks about mental health issues in her short film titled ‘Step Out’ This came to her during the lockdown when a lot of people were dealing with mental health issues, that’s why she decided to produce it and…