Challenging Traditions, Embracing Self-Love | Olivia Hong | TEDxYouth@YCYWShanghai

Growing up in an Asian culture, this speaker struggled with self-love due to intense academic pressures, familial expectations, and societal norms that prioritized self-sacrifice over self-acceptance. In this inspiring talk, she shares her transformative journey of rediscovering self-love through nurturing her body, practicing self-acceptance, and challenging limiting beliefs. She offers three simple yet powerful steps to help the audience reclaim the innate self-love they once had as children, encouraging them to embrace their worth beyond external validation and societal expectations. Growing up in an Asian culture, Olivia struggled with self-love due to intense academic pressures, familial expectations, and societal norms that valued self-sacrifice over self-acceptance. In this inspiring talk, she shares her transformative journey of rediscovering self-love through nurturing her body, practicing self-acceptance, and challenging limiting beliefs. Olivia offers three simple yet powerful steps to help the audience reclaim the innate self-love they once had as children, inviting them to embrace their worth beyond external validation and societal expectations. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx