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“How is it bearable for tender creatures such as ourselves to bear witness to the events of the world”. In this poignant talk, Catherine Ingram draws on her 40 years of experience as a dharma teacher and ex-journalist to give us her practical suggestions to help us cope with a world of intersecting crises. Catherine Ingram is an internationally renowned dharma teacher and former journalist specialising in empathic activism. She has led silent retreats and public seminars since 1992. Her long-form essay "Facing Extinction," which has been downloaded over a million times, addresses some of our most pressing existential threats while enjoining us to find courage and understanding in facing them. She is the author of two books of nonfiction: In the Footsteps of Gandhi, a collection of original and soul-searching interviews with contemporary spiritual social activists, Passionate Presence based on her many years of leading silent retreats, and one novel, A Crack in Everything. Catherine is president of Living Dharma, a board member of Global Animal, which advocates for animal rights, and of Resilient Byron, which plans resilient and regenerative projects in the Byron Shire of Australia. 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