What if the greatest survival skill isn’t resilience—but connection? In this soulful and stirring talk, re-wilding facilitator and Alone Australia winner Gina Chick shares how a single moment of pure connection can leap from heart to heart to light the world. Gina Chick is a rewilding facilitator, adventurer, writer and speaker.Gina was one of ten participants of the first series of Alone Australia, made by iTV and screened on SBS in 2023. After 67 days of unforgettable moments of searing vulnerability, Gina was the last person standing, and the second woman to win an Alone solo challenge. Her determination, passion, and love of the natural world endeared her to more than 5.5 million people around Australia. Gina's articles have been published in The Guardian, news.com.au, Mamamia and SBS online.Her first book, We Are the Stars, published in 2024 by Simon & Schuster, is a bestselling memoir of love, connection and the glorious power of letting go.https://www.instagram.com/gigiamazonia 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