Jenny Woo delivers TEDx talk at TEDxCitrusParkWomen: ""How to be Self-ish Without Feeling Selfish"

Doctoral student Jenny Woo delivered a TEDx talk at TEDxCitrusParkWomen on Saturday, December 7. The theme for the day was "The Mission of Mavericks," celebrating the mission of 14 female change-makers and revolutionary thinkers "electrifying the atmosphere and gracing the red circle carpet." Woo was joined by presenters that included Miss Black America Ryann Richardson, WellSeek Founder/CEO Monica Mo, The Working Mother CEO Katrina Ghazarian, Work Smart founder Van Lai-Dumone, and eight other inspiration women.

Woo's topic was "How to be Self-ish Without Feeling Selfish."

Abstract: Self-care and motherhood are not a zero-sum game. To be an effective and happy mother, you have to prioritize the self. The opposite of selfish is not selfless; it’s self-abandonment. How can we be role models if we do not have a secure sense of who we are and what we want? It’s time that we stop idolizing mothers as tireless and selfless superhumans, and start embracing the complexities of our wants and needs.

Program Bio: ​Jenny is the founder of Mind Brain Parenting and creator of award-winning life skills games, 52 Essential Conversations and 52 Essential Relationships. Her games have been featured by Harvard University, won the 2018 Parents' Choice Awards, and are used by parents, teachers, and therapists in 43 countries. Jenny

dedicates her research and career to helping people realize their potentials from classrooms to boardrooms. She has worked in adult development as a human capital consultant and executive coach; in emerging adulthood development as an MBA career coach and instructor at UC Berkeley; and in childhood development as a Montessori school administrator. She currently conducts research in social and emotional learning at UC Irvine. She received her M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and MBA from UC Berkeley. She resides in Orange County with her husband and three children.

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