3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Dr. Lucy Hone on stage at TEDx Christchurch 2019

Adversity doesn’t discriminate, says resilience researcher Dr. Lucy Hone.

Whether you’ve struggled with death of a loved family member or friend, lived through a natural disaster, been bullied, coped with mental illness or been fired from a job, you’ve had to deal with tough times.

And when those times come, you’re often made to feel the victim.

Why did this happen to you?

It can become easy to fall into the habit of focusing on negative things in your life.

To feel powerless in the midst of your anguish. Continue reading 3 Secrets of Resilient People: TED Talk

Racism Has a Cost for Everyone [TED Talk]

Heather McGhee speaking from the stage of TED Women 2019

As protests against the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota continue for the second week, I’m glad our communities are having conversations about racism, police brutality, and injustice. I’m doing my best to be an ally: to listen, learn the history of racism, and take action to fight racism and injustice. I encourage… Continue reading Racism Has a Cost for Everyone [TED Talk]

Slow Down Your Day with BirdNote Radio

A couple hundred large brown cranes in flight over a harvested cornfield, gray skies in the background.

Imagine the sound of Sandhill Cranes, a group of dozens of the large gray birds, flying overhead in the sky during their migration.

I’ve heard that trilling sound hundreds of times when I’m birding on the back dirt roads of Michigan.

Long before I can spot the birds.

That sound, and many like it, is why I take two minutes during my day to slow down and listen to a BirdNote radio show. Continue reading Slow Down Your Day with BirdNote Radio