Getting Ready for TEDxWilmingtonWomen 2018

I’ve been dreaming of my round, red carpet moment since I saw @SimonSinek explain the #GoldenCircle in 2010. I didn’t know WHAT my idea worth spreading was then, but I did know my WHY: to help the world, deeply and powerfully; and I knew my HOW:  the TEDx platform.

Knowing my WHY and my HOW, I geeked out on the ideas that other @TED/@TEDxers have spread, looking for my WHAT.  I promoted the surprising truth about motivation, as explained by TED speaker @DanielPink; and power posed in bathrooms when nervous, as TED alum @AmyCuddy suggested; and joined @BreneBrown’s famous crusade to embrace the power of vulnerability by being my “perfectly imperfect” self and inviting others to do the same.

 
Despite the staggering number of people affected by physical or emotional #trauma, no one has spoken about #SomaticExperiencing on any TED/TEDx stage, EVER. Identifying this gap revealed my WHAT, since I have been practicing this #healing modality for over 600 hours across the last five years, and now help others to use it. It has helped me lower #chronicpain, control neurologic irregularities, and regain a sense of self-mastery I lost in the years since the #accident.

When I learned that I was invited to speak at @TEDxWilmingtonWomen2018, I screamed, “WHAAAAATTTTTT???? REALLY?!?!?!?!”. I’m overwhelmed again, remembering the moment when I learned I was “in.”… that my WHY, HOW, and WHAT had finally aligned for my round, red carpet moment. I remain in awe, comparing my emergency room experience two weeks ago, to the one a decade ago, because this time I used #SomaticExperiencing.

I’m so excited to share more about this process in Wilmington, DE, on November 30th, where I have the honor of spreading an idea that can bring relief to millions of people affected by trauma.