The Power of Speaking Up When We’re Suffering | Dan Keeley | TEDxSevenoaks

In our darkest moments, when everything looks lost and we’ve lost all hope, we so often find the true meaning in our suffering; meaning which, once we find the courage to speak up about it, eases our suffering and charts a course to new and beautiful destinations filled with freedom, lightness, and opportunity.
During this immersive and highly emotional TEDx talk, Dan Keeley shares his incredible personal story of adversity and recovery. He highlights the power of speaking up when we’re in our darkest moments; how to move from feeling exhausted and burden on everyone around us, to feeling lighter and empowered and with a wider support network around us whilst also empowering others to speak up about their own pain and adversity.
Dan Keeley is an award-winning mental-health speaker and social activist who ran 1250-miles, solo and self-supported, from Rome to London to share his powerful story of adversity on an international scale and empower thousands of others around the world to speak up when we’re suffering.
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This talk was given at TEDxSevenoaks with the theme ‘Come together’ using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
Credits:
Editor: David Sztypuljak
Production crew: RGJones
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Subscribe to our channel: / ted Dan is an award-winning mental health activist on a mission to empower others to speak up when we're suffering. Combining his unique lived experiences, infectious energy and passion for ultra-running, Dan is regularly sought-after to inspire audiences around the world on topics of courage, vulnerability, adversity & more.
Dan is also the founder of #AREWEOKUK and committed to bringing people together to talk about what really matters most. 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

[@MattHolmanTalksMentalHealth]

As someone who has heard your story first hand it is incredible to hear it again with additional context. You are someone who is very special for all of the work that you do helping others to conquer their own personal challenges. THANK YOU for continuing to raise awareness and champion mental health. Your conversation will connect with so many who are struggling and in that dark space. Stay well my Friend.

[@evelynandys9917]

The biggest fear is the fear of failure. So what we need to agree upon together, and on a personal level, is to discipline our mindset into realising that there are no failures, there are only results or outcomes. You never fail in life, you always succeed. You succeed in getting results of some sort. The key is what we do with those results.

[@hawkarae]

Four years, seven months and eleven days. Crawling, limping, walking and running by fits and starts. Right behind you Love. Thank you SO MUCH for not only choosing to make the perilous return journey but also for providing a MIGHTY slipstream for the miles of fellow warriors coming bravely but often blindly along the path you are helping to hack, clear and light. Myself gratefully included.

[@3stringpiper951]

Magnificent...!!! What courage and faith...!!!

[@calvinfinch3895]

This video could not have come out at a better time in my life. Thank you for this

[@victoriabacon3259]

What an incredible talk - raw, inspiring and beautiful! Congrats Dan, this is amazing!

[@jakebicknell9336]

What a journey... Big thumbs up from me.

[@bizbily]

This is one of the most emotional TEDx talk I've ever seen! Thank you for being raw, honest and authentic Dan Keeley. I don't know other bipolar people but Gosh! You've been through a lot. Your message is so powerful - do meaningful courageous conversations. From personal experience I can only say that they, indeed, open loads of hearts and gently push others to speak up. Now THAT is empowering. Thank you Dan! Brilliant, Brilliant talk

[@StewCrook]

Dan, You Rock!! & are a rock for many many others. Well Done.

[@propermentalpodcast4876]

This is an incredible talk! Powerful, touching and inspiring! Absolutely brilliant and so, so important. Great work Dan!

[@Retha3246]

The terrible price of acceleration...and no real connection or resonance. Brave man you are, Dan Keeley!

[@jorgepigueron]

all the best to you my warrior friend, keep at it!!

[@rickyspiers6497]

Bold bold stuff!

[@SteveBlethyn]

I teared up watching this Dan. Crazy right? You've told me this story face to face, but it gets me every time. Love you Dan, "you da man"

[@joehorton2023]

Awesome Dan and proud to have witnessed this in person

[@someshine9]

Dan you are f*cking incredible. You never cease to amaze me with your bravery and passion for helping others by sharing your own story. Love you always, buddy. So proud to know you.

[@chriswharton2230]

Yes Dan 👊👍👏

[@JulieBoerst]

💚

[@darylwoodhouse9694]

Well done Dan, you're amazing. Love you dude x

[@drkhurramsadiq8899]

Very moving ! Articulated it v well and did not put any barrage in way of ur emotions ….