Jasmine Jenkins shares her personal journey through motherhood, shedding light on the silent pressures mothers face, challenging outdated norms, and encouraging support without judgment. Her message is simple yet powerful: every mother is enough, just as she is.Jasmine Jenkins has over a decade of marketing experience in the technology and SaaS industries and currently serves as a Senior Product Marketer at a risk and compliance operations software platform. Above all, her most meaningful role is being a wife and proud mom to her two young children, Maverick and Maya. Jasmine has an MBA from The University of Tampa.In her talk Jasmine shares her personal journey through motherhood, exposing the silent pressures moms face. She challenges outdated norms, urges support without judgment, and reminds every mother: it's okay to take time for themselves and that they are enough just as they are.This talk was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

Beatriz Capriotti é estudante do Colégio Medianeira e apaixonada por todas as formas de arte, como são criadas, por que são criadas e o que podem inspirar. Sua talk explora uma recente greve na indústria da animação, suas causas, consequências e conexões com outras paralisações no setor do entretenimento. Beatriz Capriotti, 16, is a student of Colégio Medianeira. She is passionate about all sorts of art, how it’s made, why it’s made, and what it can inspire. This talk centers around a recent strike that occurred in the animation industry, its causes, consequences and relation to other strikes in the entertainment business. It covers what is happening, why, and what you can do about it. 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

Many individuals today delay pregnancy—for career goals, to find the right partner, or simply because the timing isn't right. Yet fertility naturally declines with age for women and people with ovaries, particularly after the mid-thirties. Unfortunately, awareness about fertility’s age-related decline, available testing, and preservation options remains low. Dr. Kaajal Abrol, a fertility physician, believes that now is the time to empower people with credible information to support informed family-planning decisions—for today, and for the future. Because informed individuals are empowered individuals. Dr. Kaajal Abrol is a fertility physician in Toronto. She completed medical school at McMaster University, residency in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Toronto, and a fellowship in Gynecologic Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of Toronto. Dr. Abrol is dedicated to empowering individuals and couples on their journey to parenthood. In addition to helping patients with fertility challenges or early pregnancy loss, Dr. Abrol is passionate about fertility preservation, specifically egg freezing. Dr. Abrol shares her expertise via social media (@kaajalabrolmd on Instagram) and as host of the Fertility Doc Talk podcast, fostering public and professional dialogue on reproductive health. 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

Tom Reading, a Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, reveals how physiotherapy can restore identity, dignity, and hope for young people living with cancer. Through moving patient stories and evidence-based insight, he challenges us to rethink what recovery truly means — showing that physiotherapy doesn’t just rebuild movement, it saves futures. Tom is a Lead Clinical Physiotherapist at The Christie (the largest single site cancer centre in Europe), where he supports teenagers and young people in oncology and haematology through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. Passionate about the vital role of exercise during and after cancer treatment, Tom’s talk will focus on how physiotherapy saves futures—and why movement must become a standard part of rehabilitation in cancer care, especially for young people. 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

Prison healthcare leader Natalie Miller exposes the quiet tension between compassion and control inside the UK’s prisons. Drawing on real stories from the front line, she reveals how systems built to punish can erode humanity—and how acts of care, curiosity, and dignity can still transform lives. Both unflinching and deeply hopeful, this talk reimagines justice through the lens of empathy, urging us to see care not as weakness, but as courage. Natalie began her NHS career on hospital wards in stroke, cardiology, transplant, and respiratory care, but only found the variety and meaning she sought when she moved into prison healthcare. By her own admission, it is messy, complex, and often overlooked—but she believes deeply that dignity matters, whether you’re behind a prison door or an office one 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