Molly Carroll shares staggering suicide and loneliness trends, making a plea for deeper human connection. "Our brains are wired to reach out and interact," she says. In her poignant talk, Molly shares how human connection lowers anxiety, depression, and suicide ideation, and how improving our connection with ourselves helps us better connect with others. Molly Carroll is a licensed therapist and professional coach who holds a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology. Molly is an expert in her field with over 25 years of experience in education and mental health. She is a non-fiction writer, educator, and founder and director of the social-emotional curriculum Flourish.

In 2015, Molly published an artistic self-help journal Cracking Open. Two years later she published her second book about around trusting and following your intuition, Trust Within: Letting Intuition Lead.

Molly is also a successful public speaker for corporations such as Apple, Delta Dental, Lifesize and LinkedIn, and no stranger to the TEDx stage. She conducts popular retreats throughout the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica. 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