Jennifer, talks about the idea of hardship and how people can use the problems they are facing now to help them reach their goals and dreams in the future. Jennifer Slay has been a registered Social Worker in the city of London for the last 23 years. In addition, she is a dynamic motivational speaker, certified life coach, therapist, author and trainer having earned an Honors bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Social Work and a master’s degree in Social Work. She was chosen as one of the recipients of the Queen Elizabeth the II Diamond Jubilee medal in 2012 for her community work and as one of Canada’s women of confidence in the national publication, Chatelaine magazine.

Wayne Dyer said – "when you change the way you look at things the things you look at change". Jennifer talks about how when we change the way we look at adversity, we can have a major impact on people associated directly and indirectly with us thus causing a ripple effect for positive change. 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