Lynne Maureen Hurdle: The Weight of Hate

Here’s a “shocking statistic” that may in fact shock no one: According to the DoSomething.Org, approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies and resort to dieting to achieve their ideal body shape. Unfortunately, only 5% of women naturally possess the body type often portrayed by Americans in the media. It’s this disconnection we want to explore tonight because self-love is where true mastery begins. Our guest is one of America’s top conflict resolution experts. Her work in Transformational Conflict Resolution, with a focus on social and emotional learning gives her clients life-changing skills. Lynne Maureen Hurdle has spent the last 25 years delivering her unique trainings, talks and workshops to clients from Harlem to Hong Kong and from the South Bronx to South Africa. Her very personal and landmark talk for TED “The Weight of Hate” is the subject of tonight’s discussion. It’s a common them for many of us: body image and low self-esteem Lynne’s website is www.lynnemaureenhurdle.com.