Dear Unresolved Soul, It’s Not Death You Fear, It's Life | Christina Helena | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

It’s easy to assign fear to death. It’s unknown, mysterious with no second chances. I’ve faced death. More than once. And here is what I learned. It’s not death that I feared. It was life. Mortality is the excuse to avoiding life, because it’s so out of control. I don’t think it has anything to do with mortality. I don’t think we fear mortality. Perhaps we think we do. We fear living. We fear living, because we are unresolved in our soul. And to resolve it is too painful. To resolve it means to live. Christina Helena is a speaker, performer, writer and self-responsibility revolutionary based in New York City. She is redefining and modernizing the stigma behind trauma and pain with one simple thought: Your scar is the sexiest thing about you.
At nineteen years old, she became one of the youngest Pancreatic Cancer survivors in the world and four months later she graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts from Marymount Manhattan College. Christina knows the physical and emotional toll that our scars have on our self-worth and ability to love ourselves. Given six months to live Christina asked herself: “What do you want more, your potential or to run away from the pain?” Christina trained at LAMDA, The London Academy of Music & Drama where she earned a Master’s in Classical Performance. A couple years later, she studied philosophy and theology at the University of Philosophical Research earning a Master’s degree in Consciousness Studies. With a Master’s degree in Consciousness Studies, she offers a refreshing and captivating take on the soul and consciousness from a philosophical perspective. Her two Master’s degrees birthed SCAR, an autobiographical solo show currently in development for an off-Broadway production, to be directed by the award-winning director Larry Moss.
SCAR is about redemption, against all odds she trusted her intuition. It saved her life. Thirty-eight characters. One woman. One stage. Most recently she played the lead role of Girl, in Petrol Station at the Kennedy Center in D.C., a story about the violent reality of surviving a civil war. In the fall of 2019, Christina will play Teresa in the John Patrick Shanley production of Italian American Reconciliation in an off-Broadway production in New York City. As a highly sought-after speaker on personal development and identity, she is helping others re-shape their mindset so they can become so cemented into their truth that no one can knock them over. Her empowerment blog, My SCAR is Sexy is a bi-weekly reminder that we are human. 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

[@livinglikeleah]

How does this not have more views!! Are you kidding me!!? This was an excellent Ted talk. Thought provoking to say the least.

[@stvinney]

Wow! She looks amazing for someone that that didn't go through any of that.

[@guialmeida723]

Sometimes, it's not death that we fear, it's life, and that's true, i know that, if i die, i will go to a better place in heaven, what i'm most afraid is losing something or someone i love, and then feel lost, lonely and empty, like life has lost it's purpose, even if it's true that life can take away without warning and that i can recover over time, i still have a fear of losing something or someone precious, thinking that my life will be over without it, him or her, but i know that it's gonna be alright

[@maryvilhaao7263]

You said everything!! And to be worse my mom is sick, I'm her caregiver since 2019, and right now she is in a ict.... it's unbearable de fear, especially here in my house when is just us.

[@shesallovertheplacepodcast]

VERY moving, I am in a deep state of gratitude for your wise words and thoughts. Thank you for sharing your stories, I relate so much in so many ways. I am inspired and moved even more. Thank you for speaking your truth and being such a great light on this planet. Love, Kyriaki

[@sivanabrewer1854]

Wow, this might be the best TEDx talk I have ever seen. Your presence is so powerful. Thank you for your courage and vulnerability!

[@keunojung2360]

I listened to the session at the company and watched your presentation, and I came to this by searching your name. Thank you so much for sharing your story.

[@crissybuttshappinesscoach5831]

Great job Christina! Keep speaking, keep writing your book.

[@Emy-1990]

Thank you

[@Patricijones]

Thank you amazing

[@mojysadri215]

Beautiful Talk and presentation, Christina!

[@toothpick8309]

God gave me this right when i needed this I'm in the middle of tramua therepy daily headaches and probably the worst I had it since the start of therapy and I just wanna shut down but I need to deal with my issues face on and stop pushing them off

[@Ajane26]

Just what I needed to hear tonight. Until my inner voice is quiet.. ❤️

[@bushtv1]

Truly inspiring...'please face yourself because your life depends on it!' Can't wait for the book.

[@azdnalor]

Great story! Great advice!

[@nikospapadopoulos545]

Respect.

[@jalenwarren2490]

Love this

[@sharonzapata6460]

I watched this twice - so needed. Thank you for sharing Christina

[@cydbott]

Wonderful ❤

[@healingInsideglobal]

Just WoW😍

lovely stuff

[@Patricijones]

I been dealing with it for years

[@VladyslavKL]

🦋

[@andrewcroxall1416]

This Is amazing watching Ted x so may true life stories of people trying to do good for others, I wonder how many people have turned there life around, just on 1 video speach for ted let alone all the others, perhaps these should be placed in prisons as an education program 5 days a week to train people, who most people beleive are lost.

[@ginalipkin4849]

Face myself like my life depends on it because it does. Powerful presentation very empowering woman and very beautiful x

[@MicPenedor]

Revelation 20:13 The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death- the lake of fire. 15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.…

[@yasminec8262]

👏

[@zerodegreescelsius]

I must have watched the final three minutes for over thirty times...😳

[@rutavenera4002]

[@TheWenniejjj]

She looks like a robot

[@michmack2008]

I think its that she is confident and has an edge after her experiences, but also is looking past bright lights on stage.

[@Kassiusday]

She looks a bit Hollywood set up …?but does being pretty and sufferings resonate swiftly , harmoniously in our subconscient ?? But your comment is interesting , coz there is something which is a bit weird here , maybe a robotic presence ..,? Can’t really point it out …?