Art-Based Storytelling: A Powerful Tool for Healing and Sharing | Andy Ho | TEDxNTU скачать в хорошем качестве

Art-Based Storytelling: A Powerful Tool for Healing and Sharing | Andy Ho | TEDxNTU

What happens when you cannot share your personal story because it is too traumatic or you don't want to remember certain parts of your past? You might think your life has no meaning, and feelings of grief and loss can take over. Andy tells us that art can be a great catalyser in telling our stories and can help alleviate negative feelings by making us feel more connected. Andy Hau Yan Ho is a social scientist, educator, and psychologist. He holds a double Doctorate from the University of Hong Kong and the University of Nottingham, specializing in Thanatology and Lifelong Education. Andy’s research focuses on psychosocial gerontology, arts and creative ageing, end of life care, and community empowerment. Since joining NTU in 2015, Andy has successfully completed the first-ever Landscape Study on The Arts for Ageing Well in Asia, while founded several innovative and acclaimed psycho-socio-spiritual interventions. He is the first Asian recipient of the ADEC Academic Educator Award in 2018, while receiving the Nanyang Education Award in 2019, and conferred the Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Hong Kong in 2020. Andy’s social and scholarly contributions are recognized with distinction by academic, professional and government bodies around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx