Lessons from the Mental Hospital | Glennon Doyle Melton | TEDxTraverseCity

I wish when people ask "How are you?"... that they really wanted to hear the truth.

Omg this lady is just amazing. She was made to speak. I could see through alot of this she had to take big breaths and get through the anxiety but omg she spoke with humility, humour, truth and strength. So amazing. Well done.

I love when people ask me how I'm doing. I never say "fine." I tell the truth. And it horrifies people. And I love it. If you don't want to know the answer, don't ask the question. Makes people think about their societal norms a little, and about the words that are coming out of their mouths. Everyone could use a little more self-awareness in this society.

I wish that schools taught classes about how to keep a friend, how to listen, how to love, how to tell the truth, etc. In school acting is a matter of survival. It’s very hard to be accepted if you are vulnerable and just yourself.

I am 72 and finally live like this. Thank you for being you.

"sensitive is just how I was made." Me too.

"I'm not afraid of my feelings anymore. I know they can come and they won't kill me. And they can take over for a little while, if they need to, but at the end of the day what they are is really just guides. They are just guides to tell me what is the next right thing for me to do." A beautiful human soul if I have seen any. Most authentic. This woman is walking poetry. Inspired.

This should be required viewing in all 5th grade classes. and again every year till graduation from college.

I'm not fine today. (thanks for helping me feel like I had permission to say that.)

It's strange how hard it is to admit to having feelings. I like the concept of feelings as they portray them in movies, but it's uncomfortable to feel them myself.
I once heard a kid say "You hurt my feelings" and I was amazed at that kind of honesty.

So incredibly true. Every word. My little sister has spent years in and out suffering from bipolar disorder. She is a different, happier, less anxious, person when she is in-patient. The one thing that I wish people would know about the “mental hospital” wherever that may be, is that, it is soo incredibly difficult to retain enough staff, that are strong enough (mentality, physically and emotionally ) to stay in the ward. Funding/ pay, is basically the same as public teachers. The staff, just like teachers, are paid pennies when they are actually some of the most important people on this planet. When you are a patient, especially at a psychiatric hospital, an amazing caregiver can change your entire outlook on life! I’ve seen it with my sisters care!! The turn over rate is far to large. The staff are mentally and emotionally, pushed to the brink daily. They are exhausted. The pay should reflect the importance and expectation of the position. Most of These people, the ones that stay, are truly, hero’s in scrubs. 🙏

hearing that the sun is waiting for me, made me burst into tears. one day I'll be out there to greet the sun

Life is beautiful, life is brutal.
If you are alive, you are still invited.
By far the best I ever heard.

"Blessed are those who suffer, for they know life"

"Just do the next right thing, even when you're shaking." As simple as it sounds, that's really profound.

This is absolutely beautiful. So genuine and raw. I needed to hear this. Going through cancer for the 2nd time at 33 years old with a very young family. 4 kids between 4 and 13 years old and my youngest has cerebral palsy and is completely immobile. I needed to hear that everyday hope is waiting for me. I hope everyone can hear this. I will be showing my older kids.

I know this lady, personally. She goes to my church and her family is amazing. You wouldn't think that she has gone through any of these struggles because of how positive and kind she is- this shows how strong of a person Glennon truly is. She is inspiring & can teach everyone something.

when i was in the mental hospital last year they showed all of us this video and it left a mark on me. today i came back to look for it because ive been at a complete loss on how to pick myself up and carry on again. i got chills just like the first time i watched it. thank you so much

read her book, it's called untamed. she's married now to a woman and seeing this just makes me so proud of her, and so ready for her to come so far and experience what she's advocating.

As a struggling addict I throughly enjoyed this, it blows my mind that in 2020 the disease of addiction is still so misunderstood, it's sad and its keeping alot of people sick