Summary of The Meaning of Home: More Than Bricks & Mortar? | Craig Gurney | TEDxCasnewydd
The speaker, Craig Gurney, discusses the concept of home and its deeper meaning beyond just bricks and mortar.
- He asks the audience to think about what home means to them and challenges them to go beyond the surface level meanings.
- Gurney explores the positive attributes of home such as family, love, security, and warmth, but also delves into the negative aspects like domestic violence, health-harming behaviors, accidents, and mental health issues that can occur at home.
- He emphasizes the importance of thinking critically about home and not taking its positive attributes for granted.
- Gurney highlights the significance of addressing social isolation and loneliness, as well as the connection between suicides and the home environment.
- The speaker encourages the audience to continue the conversation and think critically about the concept of home.
Speakers
Notable Quotes
— 10:08 — « an empty house is not a home »
— 14:00 — « home is a place of coercive control »
— 15:16 — « rehoming subho non home »
— 16:01 — « lets all think critically about what home means »
Category
Educational