The 5 Stages of Grief | Itır Beğen | TEDxYouth@FMVErenköyIşık

This speech explores the experience of grief following the unexpected death of Itır’s father, interwoven with the joy of welcoming her newborn son. Itır utilizes Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) to illustrate her emotional journey. She describes the surreal denial, the frustration and anger, the desperate bargaining for a chance to reunite her son and father, the crushing depression, and the eventual acceptance found through therapy, support systems, and the love for her child. The speech concludes with an emphasis on cherishing loved ones, seeking help during grief, and finding solace in shared experiences.
Itır Beğen is a Sabanci University EAP instructor and the FDY Public Speaking Program coordinator. She is also the Head of the Jury Panel of the English-Speaking Union Turkey selecting the national finalists. She has an MA in English Language Teaching and is a Fulbright Alumna from Cornell University ’08. She was awarded the English-Speaking Union Shakespeare’s Globe Scholarship for Teachers in 2010, the EF Education First BV and Teacher Workshop Seminars and Scholarship in 2014, and the Sabanci University Teacher Award 3rd place in 2018. 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