NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal spiritual views and understanding of grief, energy, and somatic healing. Several claims lack scientific support. 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.pdfGrief is a universal part of the human experience. The healing process starts with communication through a mind-body connection. Based on her four decades of moving through grief as a transracial adoptee mom and motherless daughter, Heather Schultz Gittens provides a 5-step framework for navigating grief in a healthy way. Join her movement to become a generational grief cyclebreaker. Heather Schultz Gittens, M.P.A., is an award-winning Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at CUNY Baruch College. With 16 years of experience in journalism, content marketing, nonprofit communication, and higher education, she is dedicated to creating a supportive space for students to refine their writing and oral communication skills. She teaches Speech Communication, Business Communication, and Public Relations Writing, helping students find their voices and overcome speech anxiety. As a former journalist, Heather has covered topics ranging from criminal justice to digital marketing, with work published in The New York Times, NBCNews.com, New York Daily News, and more. A proud Asian American educator, she earned both her B.A. in Journalism and M.P.A. from Baruch College. She has also received Baruch’s Presidential Excellence Award in Distinguished Teaching (as an Adjunct). 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