Ideas Are Like Babies: Conceive, Gestate, and Birth Them Into Reality | Kaleem Joy | TEDxFolsom

Explore the parallels between baby development and idea formation in this TEDx talk. Discover how both transform from a spark of potential to full reality through four interwoven stages. Join us in discovering your ideas, the seeds of greatness and their potential for positive world impact. Kaleem Joy has been a highly respected CA licensed midwife since 1997, educating and serving thousands of families as they journey through transforming and embracing their new life together. She uniquely combines the art and science of midwifery with empowerment coaching to shine a light on discovering the greatness within each of us and the expression of it through an idea. Kaleem is inspiring, and motivating as she uses humor and creative analogies to ignite a curiosity about the conception, pregnancy, and birth of an idea. She has served families as a home birth midwife, clinical director of the California Birth Center in Rocklin CA, founder of Natural. Childbirth 101 virtual classes, co-host of Empowered Today Podcast, mentor to student midwives, pregnancy & birth social media host. In her own journey to discovering her own greatness, she is often found exploring nature as she hikes, kayaks, or goes searching for waterfalls. 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