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Elizabeth Lesser: Say your truths and seek them in others

TED Talks201600:15:44Creative Commons
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In a lyrical, unexpectedly funny talk about heavy topics such as frayed relationships and the death of a loved one, Elizabeth Lesser describes the healing process of putting aside pride and defensiveness to make way for soul-baring and truth-telling. "You don't have to wait for a life-or-death situation to clean up the relationships that matter to you," she says. "Be like a new kind of first responder ... the one to take the first courageous step toward the other."

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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;aging;communication;compassion;death;empathy;family;health;humanity;life;relationships;vulnerability;TEDWomen 2016;2016

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