The Hidden Power in Your Biggest Secret | Marie-Elena Gerety | TEDxBabsonCollege
Trichotillomania is a compulsive hair pulling condition. Common areas often include eyebrow pulling, eyelash pulling, and/or scalp hair pulling. For Marie-Elena Gerety, the founder of The Pluck App, trichotillomania was also her biggest secret.But after years of hiding her biggest secret, Marie-Elena received the inspiration to take action. She launched The Pluck App, an AI hair pulling detector for laptops.Designed to detect eyebrow, eyelash, and scalp hair pulling, The Pluck App uses the laptop webcam to interrupt pulling with a pop-up screen.This video will show you how one woman got 3 powers from her biggest secret: Inspiration, Self-Acceptance and Change. Trichotillomania is a compulsive hair pulling condition, often characterized by eyebrow pulling, eyelash pulling, and/or scalp hair pulling. For Marie-Elena Gerety, the founder of The Pluck App, trichotillomania was also her biggest secret. She dealt with trichotillomania since the age of 8, hiding gaps from eyebrow and eyelash pulling with makeup everyday. But after years of hiding her biggest secret, Marie-Elena received the inspiration to take action. She launched The Pluck App, an AI hair pulling detector for laptops.
Designed to detect eyebrow, eyelash, and scalp hair pulling, The Pluck App uses the laptop webcam to interrupt pulling with a pop-up screen and replacement behavior. When Marie-Elena shared her idea and secret publicly, several of her videos went viral, reaching millions on Instagram and Facebook. This video will show you how one woman got 3 powers from her biggest secret: Inspiration, Self-Acceptance and Change. 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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