Could Ignoring Your Emotions be Making You Sick? | Dominika Kalinowska | TEDxCranfield University
NOTE FROM TED: Do not look to this talk for health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of EFT, emotions, and healing. Statements in this talk have been challenged by scientists working in this field. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdfIn this honest talk, Dominika Kalinowska (BSc, MSc, DHP Acc. Hyp.) - psychologist, hypnotherapist, and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) practitioner - explores how ignored emotions can show up in the body as psychosomatic symptoms. She shares her own experience with anxiety and stress, and why processing emotions is key to healing. Dominika also offers simple, practical tools you can use right now—using your body, breath, hands, and mind—to manage your emotions and reconnect with yourself. Dominika Kalinowska is a psychologist, hypnotherapist, wellbeing speaker, and EFT practitioner with years of experience in mental health. As founder of Relief Therapies, she helps individuals overcome anxiety, release emotional baggage, and process emotions worldwide. She is also the author of 365 Reflections Journal, available on Amazon.She leads workshops, speaks at events, and creates mental health content for her YouTube channel, with over 110,000 views. At Cranfield University, she manages nearly 100 student ambassadors, using psychology to enhance marketing and engagement. Her work earned her a nomination for the 2025 Anglia Ruskin Alumni Rising Star Award. 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
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