Recover out loud | Tara Conner | TEDxUniversityofNevada
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- Опубліковано 13 лют 2017
- Tara Conner, Miss USA 2006, shares her life-long struggle with addiction and what she has learned from 10 years of sobriety. Addicts are not bad people that need to get good, but sick people that need to get well. In this challenging and at times humorous talk, she calls for a different response to the addiction crisis.
Tara Conner is a Television Personality and Recovery Advocate. Through her work, she shares her experience, strength and hope with audiences throughout the United States.
Conner was crowned Miss USA in 2006. During December of that year, she entered the Caron Treatment Center and completed 30 days of treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. She has since celebrated 10 years of sobriety.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Now THAT is Miss USA. You have a beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing it.
I personally went to school with Tara. I am glad to see that she overcame these addictions and is able to talk about it. Maybe her speech will help the next 14 year old little girl who is struggling with life. Make KY proud sis.
This is something that I can relate to on so many different levels. Congratulations Tara on your sobriety, I am now 22 years sober
11 months Friday
Hi will, how is it going for you?
2months :)
Wow..Thank you MISS USA...Not a mess.
The best talk I have heard ! Speak your truth even if it is uncomfortable. Congratulations Tara on 11 years
She IS absolutely brillant at story telling isn't she Tanya Sales.
She's so amazing I love that she can laugh about something so painful with such grace and sincerity.
thank you!!! great talk! i have 32 days clean after 11 years in addiction and i want to be an advocate for girls going through this disease when i am able!
So good you can be proud of you! Keep going on and value yourself❤️
I’m soo proud of u best decision in your life promise u that
Jamie Peterson, I know your comment was from 2 yrs ago but I hope & pray that you're still going strong!! 🙏💙💪💙
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Being proud is a recipe for relapse.
Gerard Jones why?
Thank you for this! I will have 2 years clean tomorrow. You are more than Miss USA to me, you are a WARRIOR!!!
Extremely inspiring... i hope she never relapses. blessings!
Such a beautiful soul . I'm not american and never heard of her but she blew me away . Thank you
Thank you for sharing. I'm a person in long term recovery. 11/15/11 is my clean date. I'm blessed to be able to share with addicts on a daily basis because God found me worthy to work in a drug rehab as a peer support. I love that you called out the old-timers to share their recovery. Together we do recover.
That was phenomenal! She is very strong for sharing her story and thoughts.
I am viewing this 4 years after you made this tape. Thank you so much for holding a candle up to this darkness. Bless you.
Well said, Tara. Thank you for your bravery, intelligence and dedication xx
True development! Love her presentation. Great speaker! This is what the real Miss USA 2006 is in her full potential still making her mark of being relevant in 2019. I will be honest that i wished Tamiko won. You Tara prove mer wrong with this speach!
What an incredible, humble presentation. This woman is so brave and resilient.
Wow! Love the honesty. Recover on. What an inspiration you are. It's about time for our voices to be heard! I agree completely. God bless you
Love when people share their story to help others. I was bulimic for 10 years and see SO MANY parallels between your story and mine. Recovering out loud makes you feel FREE. Thank you Tara! xo
What an inspiration Tara is! I love how she can express her pain with such grace and dignity! And to throw in humor the way she does, brilliant! Well done Tara and all the recoverers out there
What I loved the most was her honesty 💙
That was incredible. She has a gift for speaking and making people feel something. I am a woman in long-term recovery as well, and I loved everything she had to say.
Thank you for your work, Tara! You didn't have to make this your life's mission, but you did. Bless your kindness and generosity! I am with you. I have the same disease
Amazing, absolutely amazing, this girl is saying exactly what we needed to hear and know.
Let's take the stigma away from the people who are already suffering and having a hard time coping. Life can be hard, but with human acceptance and connection, the sky is the limit. God bless xx
She is lovely. Ive been there. Much respect!
She is so well-spoken! Great talk.
Thank you for this talk Tara. Great point about helping those in prison with addictions get the recovery they need.
Wonderful call to arms and encouragement to bring this message to government. Much needed. Bravo
Thank you Tara, for opening up and sharing your story. You are a blessing and an inspiration. God Bless you!!
vey witty and inspiring speech!!! thank you!
Wonderful ted talk. I've been sober since july 27th of 2012 and I too am very vocal about my recovery.
God bless her for recovering and helping others to follow her example
Very brilliant and humorous young woman!!
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Wow! Thank you Tara!!
That line… “the chaos in the room was like the chaos in my mind,” describes the struggles those dealing with mental health disorders face daily!
Chaos around me was how it was in my mind. Bless you for bringing light to the stigma.
Best executed speech I have ever heard and fantastic points.
congrats on ten years!!!
Absolutely beautiful.Congratulations on your 10yrs.
very genuine. I applaud your honesty.
Absolutely best one yet. This woman is so engaging.
i hear you load and clear. im 8 years soba. thanks for your words
How brave and accepting of herself i dig that! Good for you !
Geez, she is SO GOOD!!! Really kept my attention with her story. Better than most TED talks on the subject
Very personal story. You were very poised! Keep fighting on!
Recovery is NOT about “fighting”.
thanks for sharing keep coming back it works if you work it
That was so articulated. 10 years amazing keep going. Absolutely people need to speak out about addiction. As it there is still a huge stigma.
Okay what?! You are insanely incredible. This is my Ms. USA for life.
made me cry. beautiful talk
She's amazing brilliant young lady.
How incredible!!!! You are an inspiration!!!!
Congrats Tara! And, I love the concept that the morality isn't in the addiction, but how we respond to the crisis of same.
Great talk by a very courageous woman. I salute you.
You're so brave for sharing. I'm sure you mean a lot to young people on the edges of addiction.
I’m so glad you’re amongst the Miss Americas ❤️
Thank you for this presentation. What you shared will help many people be inspired to get well. That being said...addicts should be careful how " loud" we are about our recovery. Did you know that if you are a victim of medical malpractice you will not be able to be a witness? The very fact that a person is in a treatment program, Proves that person is an addict and therefore not a " credible witness". So dont be Too loud because in a legal sense, declaring oneself to be an addict means that anyone can do anything to you and they will never be punished. Trust me on this.
When people learn that someone is an addict, they don't care about our recovery. All they hear is that you Had to recover. BUT if you have lots of money, support, etc...you probably CAN be as loud as you want.
Great talk! Loved the vulnerability, the courage & the message! You rock!!
She is so intelligent. Thank you Tara Conner. What a wonderful strong amazing person.
I am so proud of you,,
Great Delivery,
Peace From London. ❤️❤️
Good 4u ~ you go girl... now that is the face of "real" courage 🙌🏽🙌🏽💯👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
She’s Amazingly unique. I want to read her book.
Nice job Tara!
She’s awesome and very courageous!!!!
Wow she is just so great and truthful💞
great talk. so important her message
I appreciate your vulnerability!
Congratulations My Recovered Friend And My Recovered Sista I Made 5Years Sober From Alcohol On July 21st Of 2019
Never recovered.. always in recovery
Time to care for those in need!
Inspirational!!!!
Thank you for sharing your story.
People will look down at people with addictions... Being told to be a good mom, just stop drinking, just cut back, you just like to drink, you dont have a problem... Its heart breaking, especially when people will ignore cries for help and say its attention seeking... well yeh it is... they was attention in that they want to be heard, helped... its a cry for help.
Very brave and wonderful talk!
POWERFULL! Thank you
Beautiful impressive amazing brave soul. Inspiring. Thank you.bless you. All your dreams come true.
I’d LOVE to talk to her one on one. How deeply this resonates with me is unreal. Thanks love
Amazing presentation!
I play this for my clients Tara's awesome
11/25/18 - ten years clean
See you on the road to happy destiny. : )
Best ted talk I have heard
Thank you Tara.
Good speech 👍👍👍👍
You go girl!
Power to you lass!! Much love from scotland
I can identify with her story a lot 🙏🏽❤️
10 years of sobriety is very very rare for a Miss USA. Congrats. 🇺🇸
Thank you I needed to hear what you have to share
such a brave talk.thank you
I love you for doing this...you're awesome..and relatable..thanks.
very inspire for ur speech.....Awesome information...
Thank you!
Shame is a huge component of addiction. We addicts use partly to escape the shame we feel from using. Shaming addicts for their behavior to help them is like throwing gasoline on a fire to put it out.
I’m from Kentucky as well. Didn’t know she was! But wonderful speech!
Dang i Love her Voice
You are an inspiration x
She’s strong, smart, funny, and then beautiful.
She is so beautiful!!!
Wow, bravo and thank you! xo
amen! so good!
great speech
That was so great.
Very good Thank you!