We are what we think: Valerie Mason John at TEDx Renfrew Collingwood
How can we stop bullying in the world Over 60 of kids say they ve been bullied at school, and for every one successful suicide there s over 100 attempted suicides. A survivor of bullying, Valerie MasonJohn uses her expertise as a bully doctor and personal experience, to suggest that bullying does not have to be part of every day life. In this gritty, moving and powerful talk MasonJohn gives a clear message, that our stinking thinking can be the cause of bullying. And when we bully ourselves we will bully everyone around us. She outlines a course of action we can take to work with this global epidemic. Awardwinning author Dr Valerie MasonJohn works as a Bully Doctor for several School Boards in Canada. Her books include Detox Your Heart, working with anger, fear and hatred. Valerie coedited the first national anthology of African Canadian Poetry, The Great Black North, published in 2013. Demeter Press has published her most recent novel, the North American edition of her
|
|