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Ei Videos & Talks

These talks extend several ideas used throughout Cornwall Counseling: observing emotion with curiosity, understanding the whole person, reconsidering stress, and making room for vulnerability and courage.

Self-Transformation Through Mindfulness

Dr. David Vago

An exploration of how moment-to-moment perceptions, emotions, and thoughts contribute to our sense of self—and how mindfulness and mental training may help reshape habitual patterns.

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The Biopsychosocial Model

An introduction to whole-person understanding

A concise explanation of how biological, psychological, and social influences interact. The model offers a broader understanding of emotional experience than any single symptom, diagnosis, or life event can provide alone.

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How to Make Stress Your Friend

Kelly McGonigal · TED

Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal challenges the assumption that stress must always be treated as an enemy. She considers how our interpretation of the stress response—and our willingness to reach toward other people—may influence its effects.

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The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown · TEDxHouston

Brené Brown examines vulnerability as part of human connection, belonging, empathy, and courage. Her talk makes room for uncertainty and imperfection as meaningful features of an engaged emotional life.

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How Philosophy Can Save Your Life

Jules Evans · TEDxBreda

A discussion of how practical philosophy can help people examine beliefs, respond more deliberately, and develop a more workable emotional life.

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Six Steps to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Ramona Hacker · TEDxTUM

Practical guidance for recognizing emotions, understanding their influence, and using emotional information more deliberately.

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All It Takes Is 10 Mindful Minutes

Andy Puddicombe · TED

An accessible introduction to creating a brief pause from constant mental activity through present-moment attention.

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Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity

Kasley Killam · TED

A whole-person view of well-being that emphasizes the importance of relationships and social connection.

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Self-Awareness Alone Will Not Transform Your Life

Ameka Coleman · TEDx

An examination of the movement from insight into practice, emphasizing that understanding becomes useful when it is translated into action.

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The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage

Susan David · TED

A thoughtful account of emotional agility, openness to difficult inner experiences, and movement toward personally meaningful action.

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The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff · TEDx

A consideration of self-compassion as a steadier alternative to evaluating personal worth through comparison and performance.

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The Three Secrets of Resilient People

Lucy Hone · TEDx

Practical observations about directing attention, accepting adversity, and making choices that support resilience.

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Psychological Flexibility: How Love Turns Pain into Purpose

Steven Hayes · TEDx

An introduction to psychological flexibility and the possibility of carrying difficult experiences while moving toward chosen values.

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