# Embrace your raw, strange magic

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Salon Belonging
- Speaker: Casey Gerald
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/casey_gerald_embrace_your_raw_strange_magic)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The way we're taught to live has got to change, says author Casey Gerald. Too often, we hide parts of ourselves in order to fit in, win praise, be accepted. But at what cost? In this inspiring talk, Gerald shares the personal sacrifices he made to attain success in the upper echelons of American society -- and shows why it's time for us to have the courage to live in the raw, strange magic of ourselves.

## Lectures

1. [Embrace your raw, strange magic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/casey_gerald_embrace_your_raw_strange_magic/64152551a9f2), 17 min (TED's player)