From TED: Nearly 450 million people are affected by mental illness worldwide. In wealthy nations, just half receive appropriate care, but in developing countries, close to 90 percent go untreated because psychiatrists are in such short supply. Vikram Patel outlines a highly promising approach — training members of communities to give mental health interventions, empowering ordinary people to care for others.
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From Ted.com: We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot Krane talks about the complex mystery of chronic pain, and reviews the facts we’re just learning about how it works and how to treat it.
Elliot Krane: The mystery of chronic pain
Kevin Breel: Confessions of a Depressed Comic
Each day, we are surrounded by wonder. Take a moment to notice the beauty around you in nature and in other people. Allow yourself to be inspired by what the world offers including this Ted Talk Gratitude: Louie Schwartzberg at TEDxSF
Practice Gratitude Exercise Two: Embrace Inspiration
From TED: In long-term relationships, we often expect our beloved to be both best friend and erotic partner. But as Esther Perel argues, good and committed sex draws on two conflicting needs: our need for security and our need for surprise. So how do you sustain desire? With wit and eloquence, Perel lets us in on the mystery of erotic intelligence.
Ted Talk: Esther Perel: the secret of desire in a long-term relationship
http://www.ted.com/playlists/6/sex_can_we_talk.html
An interesting talk to get us off on the right foot. There is so little we know and discuss about our sexual selves. And, it’s pretty funny.
From TED: “Bonk” author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)
Ted Talk: Mary Roach – Sex: Can We Talk?
An amazing talk about the impact of sexual shame. Provides great definition of guilt and shame as well as info on the emotional and psychological impact of shame.
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