Since my TEDx talk was featured on the main TED site, I have received so many wonderful and inspiring emails. From the Himalayas, to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and a small village in the middle of Columbia. Amazing! For me, it seems that the world has just become so much smaller...
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You are not your body – my TEDxKC Talk
JANINESHEPHERD YOU ARE NOT YOUR BODY We often define ourselves by things that are ‘outside’ us: relationships, work, family — even our own bodies. But what would it mean to have your life dramatically altered and your body irrevocably damaged? Who would you be then? This talk explores the impact...Read more -
Inside my dressing room at TEDxKC
I arrived home last week from the USA where I was speaking at my first TED event…TEDxKC. It was an absolutely awesome experience and I feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to share my story and ideas with such a warm and responsive audience. The venue was the...Read more -
I am not my body
I recently filmed a short video for my application to speak at the National TED conference in California in 2013. I have called my talk, “I am not my body” and if selected for an audition, I will be expanding on the topic at a presentation on the 27th May...Read more -
the gift of acceptance
Only 7 days to go until my latest book, The Gift of Acceptance, is available in book shops around Australia! TGOA is published by Allen and Unwin under their inspired living imprint and I am so excited to share a more intimate part of my journey with everyone in this...Read more