Turning fear inside out: Leana Wen at TEDxFoggyBottom

Dr. Leana Wen is a Harvard-trained E.R. doctor, Rhodes Scholar, professor, and best-selling author. In this "coming out" talk, she draws upon her research on sickness and crisis to ask if we would want to end fear.
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[@LeoSelavo]

At the age of 6 my mother was told by an English teacher that this kid will never be able to speak English, which is not my native language. Later, before applying to a leading high school, I was told by a principal who used to teach at that school that one needs to be smart to enter it, and maybe I should reconsider. And here I am, having taught students at universities in English and Latvian, given a TEDx talk #Pixels_to_picture , lived and worked in Europe and US, and so on. So, yes +Leana Wen I agree, SO WHAT. Go for it.

[@AntonioSantos-ep8bc]

There are two kinds of fear, namely, normal fear and irrational fear. Normal fear protects us from danger, like fear of wild animals that can eat us, fear of sudden loud sounds, etc. Irrational fear is fear of something that is imagined or perceived wrongly to hurt us. Irrational fear is what we should try to overcome and be liberated from. Great talk. Great sense of humor. And for somebody who used to stutter, a great speaker. Congratulations for overcoming your fears and then sharing what you learned with other people.

[@iantang]

*What if I fail?* _So what._ Hear Dr. Leana Wen give an insightful, emotional and powerful Talk at TEDxFoggyBottom about fear, how it drives all of us and how to be our true selves. Hearing it live and having watched it several more times, I still get goosebumps, laughs and watery eyes from this Talk. TEDx #moonshots

[@mbolduc]

When you fail as bad as she has, you should be in a cell

[@BigNastyI]

Thank you for sharing from a fellow stutterer

[@rafaellogan332]

i guess Im kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good place to watch newly released tv shows online ?

[@brentleyalfredo566]

@Rafael Logan i would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)

[@kykdaar]

Having just met Leana and Sebastian 3 weeks ago I have had the opportunity and honour of meeting two very inspirational people who have filled up my shattered soul with hope - recognising the drive necessity to take charge and forge ahead ... beyond inertia ...

[@mbolduc]

She was always a POS

[@en5317]

thank you for this uplifting and inspiring speech (: I have been a stutterer since young, and now that I am 16, I still fear public speaking and even conversation with my friends on a daily basis. I had really bad panic attacks and anxiety issues surrounding speech and they have often prevented me from picking up opportunities I wished I would have taken on if I weren't me. I would not say that I'm proud of being a stutterer but perhaps I'll start coming out of the closet and really speak my mind the way I've always wanted to.

[@benstabler6474]

I beg to differ....you are not a 16 yr. old "stutterer".....you are a 16 yr. Old who stutters. And the difference is extremely important and part of the process in solving your problem. That's right.....stuttering is a problem - not a disease. And problems usually have solutions. This will pribably be difficult for you (and I'm sure most everybody else!) to accept but you LEARN to stutter....and what is learned can be un-learned. I should know...it worked for me! I un-learned it. Still have a word or two not coming out of my mouth without a mild struggle once in a while....but nothin like that grimacing, struggling "victim" of my youth. I was lucky...I had a a great speech/language pathologist who put his theory into practice. He's gone now and nobody else seems to have a clue....

[@spamcam7981]

I an trying to confront my social anxiety. Thanks for this talk!!

[@iamachildoftheuniverse]

That was the best spent 18 minutes and 54 seconds of my life.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

That's horrifically sad.

[@stagedeventer6678]

She did a great CNN interview at Boston bombing. She was all over Freddie Grey. She’s the best for COVID!!

[@josephmurray1010]

SUCH a powerful talk; a tear-jerking, inspiring meditation on fear and our innate ability to transform debilitating fear into action. Well done Dr. wen, thank you.

[@slow-mo_moonbuggy]

Do you still think that?

[@OmerAbashar]

One of the best TEDx talks.

[@stagedeventer6678]

Who’s here in 2021 not so sure how GREAT she is?? MindMelt 2.0.21👊❤️

[@jpn3036]

In REBT theory, overcoming the fear by exposing one's shame (a trait perceived as weakness by the person) requires that they be concerned about doing so as exposing it is seen as threatening for the person. Dr. Wen's exposing her "shame" trained her to shift unhealthy anxiety ("fear") to her having healthy anxiety (concern) about her inferred threat of being judged negatively by others when she stutters. The theory would conceptualize her not stuttering now to be either a product of her being concerned about exposing her stuttering or not having anxiety (healthy or unhealthy) at all due to no longer seeing being found out as a threat. Theoretically she also has overcome her shame by instead feeling disappointed about her weakness when exposed. The therapeutic antidote here is a qualitative shift in her emotional state, not one of intensity (quantitative). So, anxiety is helpful for inferred or actual threat only if it is in the form of concern as opposed to "fear" (over-concern). Similarly for shame as it's healthy or rational counterpart would be disappointment given that the person holds the inferential theme of exposing a personal weakness.

[@waulau8]

Great talk. Dr wen. Thank You for sharing.

[@balsamaaa]

This is one of the best presentations I've ever seen.. It really addresses an issue we all face but never want to acknowledge :) thank you Leana..!!

[@stagedeventer6678]

She’s great. Boston marathon she was also great. COVID she’s the best xo

[@raddaradda3996]

FookThatBeach

[@13taras]

Leane,you're absolutely incredible.I have a fear of speaking ,too. Your story is so inspirational ,I know when I start to face the fear it'll disappear.Thank you.

[@sunny-dn1tk]

What's an inspirational speech. Love it. Thank you for opening up stuttering issues.

[@peoplewhostammer]

Really Inspiring for me.................Its can say a real life Hero

[@srinivasp662]

Thanks for sharing, great inspiration for stutterers.

[@KaneyoshiSouji]

Truly an inspiration. Thank you. I tried to memorize the ending of your speech.

[@shashank_jhajharia]

What is the WORST that will happen to me if I go for it... . Let it happen...!

[@mengyinlin5873]

After watching this Tedtalk, I finally talked to the doctor about 'my little problem' which had been neglected for 25 years. it took me lots of courage to mention it publicly. Thanks you Leana.

[@yashkhannabglr]

Very Inspiring.... What if I fail...So what.

[@arianalopez9176]

Thanks Leana 💞💞

[@shannonsutherland2450]

Amazing

[@naveenrokkam2325]

This is so very inspiring…. Awesome job Leana…..

[@lindasun5178]

My best Tedtalk ever!

[@mathew633man]

wow... this is just wow... I will always ask myself that question. "so what?"

[@kentokie]

Really good, the power of self belief.

[@RayAngeloRamilo]

simple but powerful presentation. loved it (:

[@ravihlb]

This was the most helpful video on the subject!

[@alifnajmi1997]

*I love your stutter so much, Dr Leana*

[@pt5244]

Want to hear more from her. Very inspirational nd motivational!

[@ACantu-de8pg]

I love this lady

[@kshitizshrestha7119]

I love her.

[@anilsahu242424]

Nice

[@NimaCn]

Tears man

[@beauty101byMaggie]

Wait so is she covert?? Or her stutter went away?

[@richieesco]

Chinese op

[@metropolistllc6944]

Seems that "courage" is the word of the day here. www.metropolistgroup.com #seattle #startup

[@koashaygyi]

Audio is really soft.

[@CraigoryAbbit]

👍🏽...

[@alanwang8872]

I like you a lot

[@kanegallagher9533]

This woman is an absolute nut case.

[@NevynNoir]

LOL the saying is "fight your way out of a wet paper bag" not "find your way out of a wet paper bag"

[@eddiew2325]

That doesn’t really make sense because a spaghetti is normally straight until it gets hot and wet

[@benjaminhuang4733]

Sigh. Why didn't I meet you before you got married?