Young widow's grief is used to find her purpose | Dr. Kortni Alston | TEDxCooperRiverWomen скачать в хорошем качестве

Young widow's grief is used to find her purpose | Dr. Kortni Alston | TEDxCooperRiverWomen

In the midst of her mother fighting cancer, the newlywed, young, television journalist Dr. Korni Alston lost her husband to an act of violence. While grieving and helping her mother battle cancer, Kornti went on a journey to find her way back to happiness. In this talk Dr. Alston will explore how grief and loss pushed her to understand herself and how viewers around the world can use Grief to Elevate their Lives. Dr. Kortni Alston is a happiness and employee engagement scholar, strategist, multimedia journalist, and educator who values life-long learning, motivational leadership, and inspiring the next generation of aspiring journalists, news and business leaders. She serves as Lecturer in Mass Communication at Georgia College. Kortni’s area of research is interdisciplinary combining the areas of positive psychology, business administration and mass communications; it specifically focuses on the science of happiness, meaningful work, entrepreneurship and innovation. Kortni’s research concentrations value happier workplaces, well-being, and employee engagement. During her Ph.D. studies, CNN invited her to share her expertise in an International Happiness Day op-ed article. Before the academy, Kortni was the Director of News and Public Affairs for WEAA-FM, the leading public radio station for National Public Radio (NPR) news and information in the Baltimore market. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx