High school student Max Yates experienced a set of tragedies during his teen years: the deaths of his parents. In his emotional TEDxLFHS talk, Max discusses the ways negative emotions have tried to weigh him down and how he’s learned to grow in spite of tremendous hardships. Royalty Free Intro Music: “Stay (Sting)” by Otis McDonald. Coming soon! 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