[Applause] emoji is now the fastest growing
emoji is now the fastest growing
emoji is now the fastest growing language in the UK but our truth but
language in the UK but our truth but
language in the UK but our truth but what other truths can symbols convey
what other truths can symbols convey
what other truths can symbols convey when we can’t use words nearly six years
when we can’t use words nearly six years
when we can’t use words nearly six years ago I contracted chronic fatigue
ago I contracted chronic fatigue
ago I contracted chronic fatigue syndrome triggered by a serious ear
syndrome triggered by a serious ear
syndrome triggered by a serious ear infection although that infection was
infection although that infection was
infection although that infection was treated and I can hear again my auto
treated and I can hear again my auto
treated and I can hear again my auto immune system still acts like it’s
immune system still acts like it’s
immune system still acts like it’s constantly fighting an infection or
constantly fighting an infection or
constantly fighting an infection or virus unlike many other diseases medical
virus unlike many other diseases medical
virus unlike many other diseases medical science does not know the causes how to
science does not know the causes how to
science does not know the causes how to treat it
treat it
treat it or have a cure this terrible disease is
or have a cure this terrible disease is
or have a cure this terrible disease is a complex array of debilitating and
a complex array of debilitating and
a complex array of debilitating and fluctuating conditions although there
fluctuating conditions although there
fluctuating conditions although there are some common symptoms such as extreme
are some common symptoms such as extreme
are some common symptoms such as extreme physical and mental fatigue poor memory
physical and mental fatigue poor memory
physical and mental fatigue poor memory recall restricted mobility irritable
recall restricted mobility irritable
recall restricted mobility irritable bowel syndrome and flu-like symptoms
bowel syndrome and flu-like symptoms
bowel syndrome and flu-like symptoms everyone is affected differently many
everyone is affected differently many
everyone is affected differently many sufferers housebound or confined to bed
earlier this year I slept
earlier this year I slept for 18 hours a day for six weeks when
for 18 hours a day for six weeks when
for 18 hours a day for six weeks when awake I had no energy and no volition
awake I had no energy and no volition
awake I had no energy and no volition time lost its meaning my mobility was
time lost its meaning my mobility was
time lost its meaning my mobility was severely restricted because of the pain
severely restricted because of the pain
severely restricted because of the pain that walking and standing causes I
that walking and standing causes I
that walking and standing causes I couldn’t hold my thoughts or complete
couldn’t hold my thoughts or complete
couldn’t hold my thoughts or complete simple sentences
simple sentences
simple sentences I became hypersensitive to the
I became hypersensitive to the
I became hypersensitive to the environment
environment
environment becoming easily stressed by people and
becoming easily stressed by people and
becoming easily stressed by people and the noise around me living with chronic
the noise around me living with chronic
the noise around me living with chronic fatigue syndrome means the simplest
fatigue syndrome means the simplest
fatigue syndrome means the simplest tasks are difficult to execute
tasks are difficult to execute
tasks are difficult to execute exhausting and will take days for me to
exhausting and will take days for me to
exhausting and will take days for me to recover this drastic life-changing
recover this drastic life-changing
recover this drastic life-changing disease affects an estimated 250,000
disease affects an estimated 250,000
disease affects an estimated 250,000 people in the UK 20 million worldwide
people in the UK 20 million worldwide
people in the UK 20 million worldwide suffering can last for years or a
suffering can last for years or a
suffering can last for years or a lifetime yet the UK standard battery
lifetime yet the UK standard battery
lifetime yet the UK standard battery medical test results indicate that
medical test results indicate that
medical test results indicate that you’re perfectly healthy the hardest
you’re perfectly healthy the hardest
you’re perfectly healthy the hardest aspect of long-term illness is the loss
aspect of long-term illness is the loss
aspect of long-term illness is the loss of quality of life
neuroscience tells us that thinking
neuroscience tells us that thinking originates from the negative and
originates from the negative and
originates from the negative and positively charged receptors and
positively charged receptors and
positively charged receptors and transmitters in the brain the activity
transmitters in the brain the activity
transmitters in the brain the activity of which creates an electrochemical
of which creates an electrochemical
of which creates an electrochemical electromagnetic field but thinking is a
electromagnetic field but thinking is a
electromagnetic field but thinking is a thin King when isolated from the
thin King when isolated from the
thin King when isolated from the emotions and your physical environment
interpersonal neurobiology tells us that
interpersonal neurobiology tells us that each of us human beings are a mass of
each of us human beings are a mass of
each of us human beings are a mass of billions of interacting cells that
billions of interacting cells that
billions of interacting cells that together create a living ecosystem we
together create a living ecosystem we
together create a living ecosystem we call the mind so when we actually meet
call the mind so when we actually meet
call the mind so when we actually meet each other we are literally stepping
each other we are literally stepping
each other we are literally stepping into each other’s minds this field is
into each other’s minds this field is
into each other’s minds this field is the source of social well-being
well-being then is a positive x ng
well-being then is a positive x ng exchange which requires being
exchange which requires being
exchange which requires being acknowledged understood and appreciated
acknowledged understood and appreciated
acknowledged understood and appreciated for our similarities and differences
when we feel healthy we tend to become
when we feel healthy we tend to become busy focused on completing tasks
busy focused on completing tasks
busy focused on completing tasks throughout the day making meaningful
throughout the day making meaningful
throughout the day making meaningful connections with people becomes less
connections with people becomes less
connections with people becomes less important
important
important to us and puts that social question that
to us and puts that social question that
to us and puts that social question that we all ask into question hello how are
we all ask into question hello how are
we all ask into question hello how are you I’m fine thank you
you I’m fine thank you
you I’m fine thank you how are you I’m fine faking interest in
how are you I’m fine faking interest in
how are you I’m fine faking interest in each other is not meaningful or
each other is not meaningful or
each other is not meaningful or sustainable in creating a living
sustainable in creating a living
sustainable in creating a living ecosystem that is well being out of
ecosystem that is well being out of
ecosystem that is well being out of unconscious habit we effectively hide
unconscious habit we effectively hide
unconscious habit we effectively hide how we really are and fail to pay
how we really are and fail to pay
how we really are and fail to pay attention to how others actually are
living with chronic fatigue syndrome
living with chronic fatigue syndrome made me realize that when we meet
made me realize that when we meet
made me realize that when we meet another we need to make active and
another we need to make active and
another we need to make active and honest connections to co-create
honest connections to co-create
honest connections to co-create well-being missing out this simple step
well-being missing out this simple step
well-being missing out this simple step for expedience ease sake leaves us
unconnected and isolated social death as
unconnected and isolated social death as it’s called in psychology is a lack of
it’s called in psychology is a lack of
it’s called in psychology is a lack of human connection which renders us
human connection which renders us
human connection which renders us Outsiders disowned from our communities
Outsiders disowned from our communities
Outsiders disowned from our communities starved of being acknowledged understood
starved of being acknowledged understood
starved of being acknowledged understood and appreciated
social death is unacceptable after
social death is unacceptable after living with chronic fatigue for four
living with chronic fatigue for four
living with chronic fatigue for four years isolated and with no way to really
years isolated and with no way to really
years isolated and with no way to really help myself I had a lucid dream a dream
help myself I had a lucid dream a dream
help myself I had a lucid dream a dream that inspired me to dare to disrupt the
that inspired me to dare to disrupt the
that inspired me to dare to disrupt the unconscious ways that we relate to each
unconscious ways that we relate to each
unconscious ways that we relate to each other science does not understand why
other science does not understand why
other science does not understand why humans dream or why lucid dreams are so
humans dream or why lucid dreams are so
humans dream or why lucid dreams are so real psychoanalysis suggests that our
real psychoanalysis suggests that our
real psychoanalysis suggests that our world our dream worlds are symbolic
world our dream worlds are symbolic
world our dream worlds are symbolic signs that offer us insight in to our
signs that offer us insight in to our
signs that offer us insight in to our unconscious my lucid dream made my ill
unconscious my lucid dream made my ill
unconscious my lucid dream made my ill self gave let’s go do that again a good
self gave let’s go do that again a good
self gave let’s go do that again a good example isn’t it to give you of how my
example isn’t it to give you of how my
example isn’t it to give you of how my brain works okay here we go
during my lucid dream my ill self gave
during my lucid dream my ill self gave my well self an idea an idea that could
my well self an idea an idea that could
my well self an idea an idea that could help everyone to better connect and
help everyone to better connect and
help everyone to better connect and increase individual and collective
increase individual and collective
increase individual and collective well-being even if we’re in
the idea was a badge a badge that
the idea was a badge a badge that displays numbers I’ve called it the
displays numbers I’ve called it the
displays numbers I’ve called it the well-being indicator badge the web
wearing this badge does two things to
wearing this badge does two things to remind us to connect with others firstly
remind us to connect with others firstly
remind us to connect with others firstly it connects you to your energy secondly
it connects you to your energy secondly
it connects you to your energy secondly it allows others to connect with you in
it allows others to connect with you in
it allows others to connect with you in relation to their energy human
relation to their energy human
relation to their energy human connection is essential in life how we
connection is essential in life how we
connection is essential in life how we communicate with each other really
communicate with each other really
communicate with each other really matters and as anyone who is needlessly
matters and as anyone who is needlessly
matters and as anyone who is needlessly suffering social rejection will tell you
suffering social rejection will tell you
suffering social rejection will tell you being acknowledged understood and
being acknowledged understood and
being acknowledged understood and appreciated is what they miss the most
like the emoji language it’s simpler to
like the emoji language it’s simpler to talk in numbers than words here’s how it
talk in numbers than words here’s how it
talk in numbers than words here’s how it works you put the badge on your body
you select and display the number that
you select and display the number that reflects your energy level on a scale of
reflects your energy level on a scale of
reflects your energy level on a scale of 1 to 10 10 being the highest energy
1 to 10 10 being the highest energy
1 to 10 10 being the highest energy level and 1 being the lowest in
level and 1 being the lowest in
level and 1 being the lowest in psychology this awareness activity the
psychology this awareness activity the
psychology this awareness activity the adjusting of the badge as you fluctuate
adjusting of the badge as you fluctuate
adjusting of the badge as you fluctuate as you write with your energy is called
as you write with your energy is called
as you write with your energy is called self-regulation the badges annex an
self-regulation the badges annex an
self-regulation the badges annex an effective reality checking tool that
effective reality checking tool that
effective reality checking tool that gets you engaged with the internal and
gets you engaged with the internal and
gets you engaged with the internal and external influences that currently
external influences that currently
external influences that currently impair your personal and our collective
impair your personal and our collective
impair your personal and our collective well-being so when you see someone’s
well-being so when you see someone’s
well-being so when you see someone’s number or you’re adjusting your own
number or you’re adjusting your own
number or you’re adjusting your own you’re entering into symbolic
you’re entering into symbolic
you’re entering into symbolic interaction like lucid dreaming you will
interaction like lucid dreaming you will
interaction like lucid dreaming you will know in an instant how they are and how
know in an instant how they are and how
know in an instant how they are and how best to connect with them talking in
best to connect with them talking in
best to connect with them talking in numbers provides a useful shortcut to
numbers provides a useful shortcut to
numbers provides a useful shortcut to openness honesty and integrity which for
openness honesty and integrity which for
openness honesty and integrity which for me is what well-being really is right
me is what well-being really is right
me is what well-being really is right now I’m a four I might well look fine to
now I’m a four I might well look fine to
now I’m a four I might well look fine to you but being a four means my energy is
you but being a four means my energy is
you but being a four means my energy is diminishing and pain is increasing
mentally I’m struggling to keep focus
mentally I’m struggling to keep focus and stay on task you might have noticed
and stay on task you might have noticed
and stay on task you might have noticed I’m aware talking is exhausting me
emotionally I’m drained which left
emotionally I’m drained which left unchecked will quickly express itself as
unchecked will quickly express itself as
unchecked will quickly express itself as impatience or irritability leading
impatience or irritability leading
impatience or irritability leading potentially to anger physically am aware
potentially to anger physically am aware
potentially to anger physically am aware that I can’t stand for much longer
that I can’t stand for much longer
that I can’t stand for much longer without intense pain in my feet knees
without intense pain in my feet knees
without intense pain in my feet knees and hips and I’ll have even heavier lead
and hips and I’ll have even heavier lead
and hips and I’ll have even heavier lead weights for my arms for is a sign the
weights for my arms for is a sign the
weights for my arms for is a sign the badge wearer’s energy is draining
badge wearer’s energy is draining
badge wearer’s energy is draining it’s an early warning sign a call to
it’s an early warning sign a call to
it’s an early warning sign a call to action this is where your response comes
action this is where your response comes
action this is where your response comes in in co-creating well-being when you
in in co-creating well-being when you
in in co-creating well-being when you see the badge wearer is a four you’ll
see the badge wearer is a four you’ll
see the badge wearer is a four you’ll know to acknowledge understand and
know to acknowledge understand and
know to acknowledge understand and appreciate their status you’ll be
appreciate their status you’ll be
appreciate their status you’ll be accessing your compassion critically
accessing your compassion critically
accessing your compassion critically thank you critically anymore No
thank you critically anymore No
thank you critically anymore No critically the web the web where er
critically the web the web where er
critically the web the web where er I’ll start again again critically for
I’ll start again again critically for
I’ll start again again critically for the web where er talking in numbers
the web where er talking in numbers
the web where er talking in numbers enables positive connection without
enables positive connection without
enables positive connection without repeatedly having to explain your status
repeatedly having to explain your status
repeatedly having to explain your status significantly it causes others to act
significantly it causes others to act
significantly it causes others to act intuitively without instruction when my
intuitively without instruction when my
intuitively without instruction when my 12 year old son saw me and so I was a
12 year old son saw me and so I was a
12 year old son saw me and so I was a four he responded with this come and sit
four he responded with this come and sit
four he responded with this come and sit with me dad I’m reading this brilliant
with me dad I’m reading this brilliant
with me dad I’m reading this brilliant book I’ll read it aloud to you my
book I’ll read it aloud to you my
book I’ll read it aloud to you my ten-year-old daughter said dad I’ll make
ten-year-old daughter said dad I’ll make
ten-year-old daughter said dad I’ll make you a cuppa tea human connection is
you a cuppa tea human connection is
you a cuppa tea human connection is well-being in action when my wife sees
well-being in action when my wife sees
well-being in action when my wife sees my four she instinctively knows to
my four she instinctively knows to
my four she instinctively knows to prepare for the direction of my energy
prepare for the direction of my energy
prepare for the direction of my energy will I become a three or a five
will I become a three or a five
will I become a three or a five human connection is well-being in action
human connection is well-being in action
human connection is well-being in action when my doctor sees my four he sees the
when my doctor sees my four he sees the
when my doctor sees my four he sees the quality of life that I’ve brought with
quality of life that I’ve brought with
quality of life that I’ve brought with me into the consulting room I’m no
me into the consulting room I’m no
me into the consulting room I’m no longer just another ill patient he’s
longer just another ill patient he’s
longer just another ill patient he’s instantly connecting to me from my
instantly connecting to me from my
instantly connecting to me from my perspective the five minute consultation
perspective the five minute consultation
perspective the five minute consultation feels like 20 minutes of quality
feels like 20 minutes of quality
feels like 20 minutes of quality acknowledgement understanding and
acknowledgement understanding and
acknowledgement understanding and appreciation for both of us human being
appreciation for both of us human being
appreciation for both of us human being is well-being in action
now when people ask me how are you I
now when people ask me how are you I point to my badge
point to my badge
point to my badge I’m a four thank you how are you please
I’m a four thank you how are you please
I’m a four thank you how are you please don’t wait to become critically ill
don’t wait to become critically ill
don’t wait to become critically ill before you start talking in numbers the
before you start talking in numbers the
before you start talking in numbers the web enhances teachers and students can
web enhances teachers and students can
web enhances teachers and students can improve learning the web enhances work
improve learning the web enhances work
improve learning the web enhances work colleagues to collaborate far more
colleagues to collaborate far more
colleagues to collaborate far more productively the web enables families to
productively the web enables families to
productively the web enables families to mind read each other’s true needs and
mind read each other’s true needs and
mind read each other’s true needs and the web improves compassionate
the web improves compassionate
the web improves compassionate interaction between healthcare
interaction between healthcare
interaction between healthcare professionals and patients it’s simple
professionals and patients it’s simple
professionals and patients it’s simple yet profound as an audience you have
yet profound as an audience you have
yet profound as an audience you have been attend to me you have enhanced my
been attend to me you have enhanced my
been attend to me you have enhanced my well-being and I’m very grateful thank
well-being and I’m very grateful thank
well-being and I’m very grateful thank you very much
you very much
you very much [Applause]
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