Happy Valentine's Day!
Welcome back and happy Valentine’s Day, TEDx-ers!
Whether it’s celebrating “Galentine’s” with your friends, going out to a romantic dinner with a partner, or having a cozy movie night with yourself, this time of the year always brings a good excuse to do something special and reflect on all of your relationships.
There are so many ways to reflect on how you communicate in relationships and practice self-love, but of course our favorite method is TED Talks! So here are some thought-provoking Talks on love, relationships, and self-love for this Valentine’s Day.
Skills for Healthy Romantic Relationships - Joanne Davila
Psychologist and researcher Joanne Davila shares how to create things that lead to healthy relationships and reduce things that lead to unhealthy ones using evidence-based skills of insight, mutuality, and emotion regulation. Building and using these skills, you can learn what a healthy romantic relationship looks like and how to get one.
4 Habits of ALL Successful Relationships - Dr. Andrea & Jonathan Taylor-Cummings
ALL relationships face a similar set of hurdles. We all need to be equipped to get over the hurdles, so that our relationships don’t just survive, but thrive. Based on over 20+ years’ experience of working with countless couples, Dr. Andrea & Jon Taylor-Cummings share their observations of the 4 fundamental habits that all successful relationships exhibit.
The Difference Between Healthy and Unhealthy Love - Katie Hood
In this talk, Katie Hood talks about five signs you might be in an unhealthy relationship, whether it’s with a romantic partner, friend, or family member. She shares how to understand and practice healthy relationships, and how to give respect, kindness, and joy every day in your love.
Frientimacy: The 3 Requirements of All Healthy Friendships - Shasta Nelson
Our world is getting "better" at connecting us and yet we are reporting feeling more disconnected than ever. The issue: loneliness. The solution: understanding the 3 actions that lead to belonging. Shasta Nelson is passionate about all things friendship. As founder and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com— the female-friendship learning community—she speaks and writes regularly on this important topic.
Self-Love, Be Intentional - Caitlyn Roux
Caitlyn Roux shares how self-growth is an intentional internal process; “there’s only one part of the Universe we can all be certain about improving, and that’s ourselves.” This talk discusses how to be the person you want to be and not who you’re told to be. Pushing through the hard parts and learning to care for yourself helps you love others better and healthier.
Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth - Adia Gooden
When a person demands perfection of herself or himself, anything less can feel like failure. Adia Gooden knows this from experience. In addition to her work as a staff psychologist at the University of Chicago, she’s learned in her own life how to break negative thought patterns and live more freely. She shares those lessons in her talk: “Cultivating Unconditional Self-Worth.”
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Caroline Harrison