Why we need to embrace the awkward and talk about suicide | Pooky Knightsmith | TEDxNorwichED
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Every minute, somebody somewhere in the world dies by suicide - but until the moment of death, there is hope. In her talk, Pooky explains how each and every one of us can help to prevent deaths by suicide by being prepared to have an awkward conversation about suicide.
Pooky has struggled with thoughts of suicide since she was a young child - she draws on this experience and explains how hard it can feel to face a lifetime of emotional pain but that with the support of someone who cares, it can be possible to continue one minute at a time.
Watching this talk might help you to save a life someday… surely that's worth a few minutes of your time?
Pooky is a well-respected face of child and adolescent mental health. She has worked with a wide range of schools, charities, businesses and policy makers. She leads by example and is well-networked, widely published and has a reputation for fostering collaboration and change, especially in her role as vice chair of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition.
Pooky is proud of many things - her daughters, her PhD, her track record of delivering mental health projects that really make a difference… But more than any of that, she is proud that each minute she has fought to live the next; even when PTSD made suicide feel like the only answer.
" This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Watching this amazing talk for the fourth time and still it brings tears. You are doing such an brilliant and difficult thing with sensitivity, from experience (brings the tears) and with the absolute best delivery possible. You have touched something inside, thank you.
Wonderful talk - excellent job being present and transparent.
I wish people would read the comments . I'm not doing very well .every one I talk to says call someone . But I really don't have anyone . Just don't no why I'm still here . Trying to live in a world that has showed me it don't care .
I understand the feeling.
No abuse in my own past. It’s the pain of loved ones that I can’t bear that is causing me despair and causing estrangement.
One minute at a time. That’s no way to live when it’s unbearable.
One minute at a time until after Christmas. Couldn’t do that to my family before Christmas. It would be such an extra painful annual memory.
One minute at a time, each to defeat. The next to battle with. The one after to greet with violence and disinterest at the shadows of unlimited more just like it. Dark Souls games but IRL.
You are amazing. I'm struggling myself and maybe the one minute at a time method is the way......
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