Elizabeth Lesser
Bestselling Author | Inspiring Resilience & Mindfulness
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Elizabeth Lesser is the cofounder of Omega Institute, the renowned holistic learning center. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Broken Open and Marrow, which offer soulful perspectives on personal transformation and overcoming adversity.
Lesser's popular TED talks on forgiveness, fear, and living with open-heartedness have reached millions. Her keynotes inspire audiences to cultivate resilience, mindfulness, and the courage to live more authentic lives.
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Say your truths and seek them in others
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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