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How I Found Resilience as My Life Fell Apart | Jane Marie Chen | TED

Entrepreneur and TED Fellow Jane Marie Chen started a company that created a low-cost portable incubator for premature babies in underserved communities, with the goal of saving more than one million babies around the world. But when a major setback at the company led to burnout, she had to make a choice. In this powerful…

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Entrepreneur and TED Fellow Jane Marie Chen started a company that created a low-cost portable incubator for premature babies in underserved communities, with the goal of saving more than one million babies around the world. But when a major setback at the company led to burnout, she had to make a choice. In this powerful talk, she shares what happened next — and how it taught her the secret to resilience. (Recorded at TEDNext 2025 on November 9, 2025)

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  1. @gailonthemove

    February 20, 2026 at 11:09 am

    Thank you

  2. @Devbaldha9117

    February 20, 2026 at 11:10 am

    I’m learning my life from TED , Thank You So Much…❤

  3. @jenny22332

    February 20, 2026 at 11:18 am

    Beautiful!! ✨

  4. @RoelCandaele

    February 20, 2026 at 11:24 am

    😉

  5. @tammymcclure7814

    February 20, 2026 at 11:34 am

    I didn’t know how much I needed to hear this. Thank you for sharing your story.

  6. @Bob-bx9ym

    February 20, 2026 at 1:09 pm

    🎉

  7. @DalalHassan-k2f

    February 20, 2026 at 1:58 pm

    may be we should all be giving TED talks….

  8. @JavadGholaami

    February 20, 2026 at 2:29 pm

    It’s so good

  9. @Starfall_eg1087

    February 20, 2026 at 3:48 pm

    I really enjoyed this TED talk, Jane Marie Chen told her story about healing and self compassion in a natural way. ❤

  10. @camilavelasco8894

    February 20, 2026 at 4:30 pm

    so simple yet pretty much sums up life

  11. @ahammednowshin

    February 20, 2026 at 6:09 pm

    Thank you ☺️❤️‍🩹

  12. @chasmenear7130

    February 20, 2026 at 8:54 pm

    Great presentation. My angle on this is that I realize I am who I am. Acceptance. I practice my arts, play when possible, take things WAY too seriously on occasion, and try to take care of myself. I expect no more or less from this life. If I am in pursuit of anything, it is simply experiencing my life before it changes to the next phase!

  13. @Prathz345

    February 21, 2026 at 8:00 am

    Congratulations 🎉🎉❤

  14. @GaiaMother7

    February 21, 2026 at 8:01 am

    This talk came to me at the right moment. Thank you.

  15. @AnnieH-y5c

    February 21, 2026 at 10:37 am

    This was such a powerful and honest talk. It really opened my eyes to how resilience doesn’t mean never falling apart — it means learning how to rebuild and grow from those hard moments. I liked how the speaker shared her personal experiences and connected them to making a real impact in the world. It reminded me that even when life gets tough, we can still find ways to help others and create positive change.

  16. @LeahSkyePoetry

    February 21, 2026 at 12:29 pm

    Such a wonderful speech. Thank you for sharing that touching story.

  17. @eva-eva-v3i

    February 21, 2026 at 4:25 pm

    ❤❤❤

  18. @SachinSharma-jl4eu

    February 22, 2026 at 11:26 am

    this was one of the best ted’s i have ever listened to, although i haven’t seen many ted but that doesnt matter what matters is, whatever she said what ever she shared isn’t just applies to her, we all have some trauma in our lives and what ever we do in our future is just an outcome of that in our daily lives. i too wasnt praised when i scored good but was told that i should not overconfident on the other hand when i scored less words full of hatred was thrown at me. In my entire student career there is not a single report card where i came home happily. i was always scared of parents teacher meeting because i knew teacher will call me an average and ill be treated according to her remark, in fact in my 11, 12 i didnt even want to go school and i didnt go to school anyhow, though i regret that but it was just me saving myself from those words and today i seek recognition at every place lying to everyone to be praised. that was me until last week, ill change now and anyone who sees this comment in future could you please remind me to look back at this comment again to remind my future self of this day when wisdom hit me?

  19. @uaps28

    February 22, 2026 at 11:49 am

    Resilience… AGAIN! Sheesh, TED.

  20. @liaradescartes1468

    February 23, 2026 at 12:59 pm

    incredible

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