It's OK to feel overwhelmed. Here's what to do next | Elizabeth Gilbert

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🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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If you're feeling anxious or fearful during the coronavirus pandemic, you're not alone. Offering hope and understanding, author Elizabeth Gilbert reflects on how to stay present, accept grief when it comes and trust in the strength of the human spirit. "Resilience is our shared genetic inheritance," she says. (This virtual conversation is part of the TED Connects series, hosted by head of TED Chris Anderson and head of curation Helen Walters. Recorded April 2, 2020)

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0:00.0	Hi, TED Talks Daily listeners. I'm Elise Hugh. I'll be hosting this podcast, and I'm super excited to get started with something a little different this week. We are sharing on this podcast a series called Ted Connects, Community and Hope. They are timely conversations with TED speakers around the coronavirus pandemic.
0:22.6	This one features author Elizabeth Gilbert in conversation with head of Ted, Chris Anderson.
0:27.3	I found their talk so essential in this moment. They cover resilience in the face of anxiety,
0:32.7	fear versus intuition, how to lean into curiosity and creativity, and how to handle the real feelings of loneliness
0:38.9	and grief. So many of us are struggling with right now. Also, I want to mention we just launched
0:45.0	a new podcast with another speaker from this series, psychologist Susan David, who you heard
0:50.0	last week. It's called Checking It with Susan David. Each week, she gives strategies that can help
0:55.6	people cope with this moment, and which we hope will also be useful long after this difficult
1:01.5	time passes. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Be kind to
1:07.7	yourselves and stay curious. Hey Chris.
1:11.6	Great to see you.
1:14.1	How are you?
1:14.9	Where are you?
1:15.7	Are you who you living with or staying with?
1:18.2	What's up?
1:18.8	I'm fine.
1:20.0	I don't want to brag, but I'm in New Jersey.
1:22.7	I'm by myself.
1:24.2	I've got a little house out in the country and I think I'm on day 17 of no human
1:31.6	contact other than virtually, and I'm well. Wow. Well, so you're having a related experience
1:38.7	to what so many people are having. I mean, there's the days of isolation for many people,
1:42.8	and that brings with it lots of difficult emotions in a way.
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