Empowering Resilience: Breaking Free from the Cycle of Victimhood | Deborah Aluh | TEDxNoVA

In this powerful speech, the speaker reflects on a traumatic childhood experience during an interreligious crisis in Nigeria. Recounting the day her life took an unexpected turn at eight years old, she vividly describe the chaos and fear as Christians and Muslims clashed. Struggling with hunger, loss, and the harsh realities of conflict, the speaker shares three key coping mechanisms: a strong social support system, gratitude for small acts of kindness, and learning from past experiences. Despite the hardships, the speaker emphasizes the importance of resilience and the potential for personal growth through adversity. Deborah Aluh is a PhD student of the International Global Public Health Doctoral Programme offered by a consortium of four Portuguese public health institutions: the NOVA National School of Public Health, the NOVA Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and NOVA Medical School, and the University of Porto. Her PhD research, funded by La Caixa foundation, aims to investigate the contextual factors that contribute to the use of coercive measures in mental health care, using Nigeria and Portugal as case studies for developing and developed countries. Speaking three African languages and two European languages, she is keen to apply her research experience in African and European contexts to provide practical solutions to global mental health problems.

Deborah has published her academic work in international journals such as Lancet Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry, and Psychiatric Epidemiology, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, and BMJ Open. 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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