Look at this beard: I'm a man! | Brian Edwards | TEDxAttica 2019

What happens when a male staffer at a maximum security prison -- Attica Correctional Facility, no less - has a panic attack at work? Will he be laughed at? Fired? Bullied by officers? Taken advantage of by inmates? Find out in this ground-breaking, courageous, and humorous talk by an Attica staffer. Brian Edwards is an academic teacher for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision with 13 years on the job. He suffers from anxiety and depression and isn’t afraid to talk about it. Well, maybe he’s a little nervous. One time, while at a funeral, he heard the person giving the eulogy describe the deceased as “the most genuine person I’ve ever met.” All Brian wants is someone, one day, to say the same thing about him.

Let's talk about mental illness | Chris Darling | TEDxWilmingtonSalon 2015

Chris Darling helps bridge the chasm between the stigma of mental illness and society’s reluctance to discuss it. As a community leader, Chris’s platform fuels her mission to motivate audiences to talk about mental illness more openly. As someone who lives with her own mental illness, she inspires through stories - some harrowing, some hilarious - all designed to connect a wider audience with this “taboo” topic in a relatable way. Chris is founder and owner of Darling SEO, and an active member of the Christiana Rotary Club.