Change: How to turn fear into growth | Ghida Husseini | TEDxNDULouaize

Ghida Husseini was born and raised in Lebanon and survived the many wars that devastated her country. She grew anxious and held many fears leading her to question the meaning of suffering and existence.
When she was an adolescent, she decided to pursue her education in Montreal, Canada, in Linguistics because she was fascinated with language and its history. But linguistics wasn't fulfilling enough. She realized later in life how the war had affected her and made her grow in many ways she could not understand. She then decided to use her gift, her gift of understanding the suffering of others, and switched to the humanitarian field.

Today, Ghida Husseini is a counselling psychologist who lends a hand to those who are stressed and have issues adjusting to life’s difficulties, the same people whose shoes she was once in. Back in Lebanon, she founded Metanoia, the Stress and Trauma Centre.

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