Connect with us

People & Blogs

When you can’t push any further, something has to shift #TEDTalks

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. After a decade of relentless challenges, the company shut down — pushing her into complete burnout and a profound personal…

Published

on

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. After a decade of relentless challenges, the company shut down — pushing her into complete burnout and a profound personal reckoning. In this powerful talk, she shares what happened next and how it taught her the secret to resilience.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
14 Comments

14 Comments

  1. @kumaraman223

    May 2, 2026 at 3:01 pm

    ❤🎉

  2. @misc123xyz

    May 2, 2026 at 3:02 pm

    11 likes

  3. @addatewcents715

    May 2, 2026 at 3:03 pm

    We Are ENOUGH!!

    • @addatewcents715

      May 2, 2026 at 3:08 pm

      I did ALL 3 things she did after my Dad died for 4 months! I am who I am…love me with, my if, ands, and buts or don’t love me at all!

  4. @Ritaaw1

    May 2, 2026 at 3:10 pm

    How would you deal with an addiction that stems from avoiding real emotions?

    • @tarunchauhan2200

      May 2, 2026 at 3:39 pm

      Face it with willing to fail,to be wrong,to start over again with lessons learned.

    • @Aaaaaa006

      May 3, 2026 at 9:27 pm

      Many times it’s just a habit. There’s no avoiding of emotions or deep seated trauma.

  5. @aurorasky1166

    May 2, 2026 at 3:16 pm

    Do not give yourself away. ❤

  6. @Christine-e7b

    May 2, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    So true ❤ Thank you !!! 😊❤❤❤

  7. @SahajChakkaUEE

    May 2, 2026 at 3:28 pm

    So true! I deeply Resonate “we are enough just as we are..”

  8. @NeilMarkie-z2q

    May 4, 2026 at 1:08 am

    A recitation of platitudes.

  9. @JamunaShrestha-vm1bh

    May 4, 2026 at 7:01 am

    True indeed.❤

  10. @peaches75x

    May 4, 2026 at 9:31 am

    My happiness is not tied to progress at ______.

  11. @Sofia-ke5hq

    May 4, 2026 at 4:33 pm

    🙏😭

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

People & Blogs

What’s harder: Asking for help or offering it? #TEDTalks #TEDIntersections

Is conversation a lost art, or is it just evolving? Journalist Joshua Johnson and social entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie answer questions on everything from the male loneliness crisis to what it actually takes to connect with others — and reveal two deceptively simple tips for going deeper with the people around you. (This conversation is part…

Published

on

Is conversation a lost art, or is it just evolving? Journalist Joshua Johnson and social entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie answer questions on everything from the male loneliness crisis to what it actually takes to connect with others — and reveal two deceptively simple tips for going deeper with the people around you. (This conversation is part of “TED Intersections,” a series featuring thought-provoking conversations between experts navigating the ideas shaping our world.)

Continue Reading

People & Blogs

A New Take on an Ancient Sound | Tina Lajevardian | TED

Musician and composer Tina Lajevardian plays a song on the oud, transforming a centuries-old Iranian musical tradition into something startlingly intimate — and proving that the oldest instruments still have new things to say. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October 23, 2025) Join us in person at a TED conference: Become a TED Member to support…

Published

on

Musician and composer Tina Lajevardian plays a song on the oud, transforming a centuries-old Iranian musical tradition into something startlingly intimate — and proving that the oldest instruments still have new things to say. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October 23, 2025)

Join us in person at a TED conference:
Become a TED Member to support our mission:
Subscribe to a TED newsletter:

Follow TED!
Instagram:
LinkedIn:
TikTok:
Facebook:
X:

The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less) — plus originals, podcasts and exclusive content. Look for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit for our entire library, transcripts, translations and personalized recommendations.

Watch more:

TED videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with the TED Talks Usage Policy: . For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a request at

#TED #TEDTalks #Performance

Continue Reading

People & Blogs

We’re more connected than ever — so why are we lonelier than ever? #TEDTalks

Have we optimized our way out of being part of communities? Introducing Corner Piece — a new podcast from TED, hosted by Answer in Progress, that asks the questions we don’t usually say out loud, starting with something that so many of us are struggling with: Loneliness. Visithttps://link.mgln.ai/GvM43a to listen to episode 1 and catch…

Published

on

Have we optimized our way out of being part of communities? Introducing Corner Piece — a new podcast from TED, hosted by Answer in Progress, that asks the questions we don’t usually say out loud, starting with something that so many of us are struggling with: Loneliness. Visithttps://link.mgln.ai/GvM43a to listen to episode 1 and catch new episodes every other Thursday wherever you listen to podcasts.

Continue Reading

Trending