"The Nutritionist" by Andrea Gibson 

Bereavement. Homesickness. A first kiss. Experiences like these transcend our rational understanding of the world. In such moments, we need poetry. That's why we're excited to have paired contemporary and classical poems with award-winning animators to help us all better understand the most inexplicable parts of life. Today, we published six poems in our new series "There's a Poem for That". We hope you love these poems as much as we do! Check out the whole series here:bit.ly/TEDEdTheresAPoemForThat Let us know in the comments which poems you'd love to see animated as part of this series.

Everytime I think I have heard the most powerful line in this, she keeps speaking.

“To be well adjusted in a sick society.” Good line.

I love how all the sentences flow with each other like it's one large sentence

“If the only thing we have to gain in staying is each other. My god, that is plenty. My god, that is enough” 💙

If this poem makes you cry than you can understand the pain of living and the beauty of it.

"Some people will never understand the kind of superpower it takes for some people to just walk outside." @2:15

"The most healing thing we can do is remind ourselves over and over and over other people feel this too" Thankyou so much for reminding me that.

You can really feel the intensity of the emotions as the author narrates us her poem. The sincerity is heart warming

You don’t post enough Ted Ed: Hold my microscope

"When you are half-finished Writing that letter to your mother That says 'I swear to God I'd tried, But when I thought I hit bottom It started *hitting* *back* '" Wow...That is so powerful. Stunned.

The Nutritionist is a poem that just keeps on giving. I come back to it every so often and still end up tearing up every time. So thank you Andrea, for sharing your incredible gift with us

Yes! Feeling alone, like you are the only one is probably the most common source of sadness. Knowing that others have lived and will live the same, that we are not alone in this thinking, is one of the best comforts and sources of hope. Life is bittersweet, but we can share the sweet and the bitter together.

I didn't know what I was walking into just now when I clicked on a poem from TED. Turns out, I needed these words, in this order, more than I ever could have imagined. Thank you.

2:03 "You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy" That's so powerful

Every time I feel suicidal.....I listen to Andrea and my heart rhythm goes back to normal........almost like her words breath life back to my body.

*This video is so Powerful*

i was so close to take my life .. thanks ted ed "live .. live .. live"

i'm not just crying. i'm actually sobbing. this is so powerful. thank you, thank you so much for this.

it really do be like that sometime.

6 videos all at once!!!! Am I dreaming TED?

“The most healing thing we can do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too.” I started crying at that sentence. As someone who has suffered from an eating disorder for 4 years. This reminder is the one thing that kept me going. Other people have been there. Those people have thought the same way I have. Those people have suffered like me if not more. But somehow, they manage to wake up each day knowing that that same voice will echo through their minds that they aren’t good enough. They still break through to all. And I finally did too. And to anyone suffering from such mental illnesses, just know that you are never alone. Shout it to yourself to get out of bed if you have to. Trust me. Life is not worth counting the smallest crumb you put in your mouth. Life in not worth thinking about something you might be even able to fix or something which is not your fault. Life is not worth shedding tears each day and hurting your own self. Life is not worth knowing what happiness is and depriving yourself of it. Trust me. Life is worth living through the darkest night just to see the sun rise the next morning. Life is worth living in the moment. Life is worth being there. For you. For others. Life is worth the fight. Hold on.

Its amazing how people on grief can still write a beautiful poem... how they can seek hope amidst the agony... how they can wake up and get up... And am just... tired

Thank you for writing this poem.

I think in the future, Ted will open a school where they would take students based on their creativity, not on the basis of marks and it will be the best school in the world.

Somewhere in the middle, I started crying. I wasn't even watching anymore, I can't even tell if I was still listening. I knew I had to pause but the words just kept coming and I couldn't stop them as I couldn't stop crying. This poem spoke to me. This poem took my head in its hands, looked me in the eye, and spoke to me. It told me things I didn't want to hear, but it told me the things I needed to hear. The experience of listening to this was, for a lack of a better word, beautiful. It felt as if my past was being read to me and my future was being opened to me. I haven't felt this raw in a while. Thank you.

I often think of poetry of the rhyming kinda cheery rhyming stories, but Poetry is more than that. Poetry can be a way to escape, a way to Express something, or a way to get something off your chest. The world isn't a happy, utopian place and there is so much to support that. We all want to escape from the dark that is reality but sometimes we dont know how. Dreaming of change is a step, but keeping it a dream is a mistake. So thank you 'Ted-poetry' and the person who wrote this poem for waking me up more to reality. Thank you, for showing me how powerful poems and words can be

That was the single most powerful poem to grace my ears

I’m sad, sick, and tired, but this poem reminds me to believe in what I can do with all of this mess. I wanted to rest forever, but I can’t.

I seriously thought I was gonna get nutrition advice. 😆

I don't know how many times I am gonna listen to this poem to fully understand the abundance of deep and powerful messages it delivers. A little masterpiece. I truly believe that tthis has saved lives. Thank you Andrea Gibson.

“I’m still gonna be here asking this world to dance, even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet”

Thank you for the beautiful and heart-wrentching words, thank you for the powerful narration. It made me cry.

6 uploads at once

I wish I could plug my heart into this phone and express what this poem has done for my world. Thank you for this.

Truly emotional... Haunting Love this series TED

What narration! What lines! Powerful. Moving. Anything else would be an understatement.

I don't know what I was expecting, but the title made me, a nutrition student, click on this. And instead i was given the encouragement I needed for the day. Thank you

Andrea’s poetry is so powerful, I’m glad Ted decided to feature them.

I love Andrea's poetry. She's phenomenal.

One of the only poem out there keeping me alive.

There is sadness in my leaden bones, Overflowing from my fingertips. The crimson tears they bloom and swirl, Like dandelions in the wind. Thank you for uploading this Ted Ed.💛

Youre not weak just because your heart is heavy, that hit me rlly hard

Who ever did the animation is a professional👍

i hate how i relate more and more to this poem everyrime i hear it...... i wish i have access to a therapist

I felt like a lot of what she said, I have said myself in my own words in my journal. It really does remind you, you are not alone.

DAMN YOU ONION NINJAS!

Every time life gets too hard for me, I always come back to this poem and I always cry every time listening to this. This is one of the best poem I've ever read and it has inspired me to make a poem just as good one day.

To the people who disliked this video, why? Why must you hate the pain of others? Is it because you are afraid of this thing you do not understand? Or is it because your pain has been put here for you to see but you cannot except it and you do not want to admit it?

"You're not weak just because your heart feels so heavy." 😭

I watched a dandelion lose its mind in the wind and when it did it scattered a thousand seeds

I decided to come back here after a depressing day. I start to lift these heavy feelings. Thank you so much for the great poem.

My goodness. Poetry has never really interested or resonated with me but this, this drove me to tears. Thank you

I’m shaking this is so beautiful.

It’s good to know you’re not alone, but scary at the same time. So much suffering, so much darkness. This has me emotional

I just finished my dinner after watching a comedy film....it hasn't even been 10 minutes......then why? Why am I crying? Why am I suddenly crying? Her voice, it held so many emotions, those words were screaming whispers......why?

"Here we are. Together.".... "You stay here with me." I listen to this once every roughly 6 months... because it is absolutely beautiful.

This had me in tears. My words can never express how thankful I am for this. Thank you ❤️

Starts bad and I want to close this video, but I continue. It ends amazing: "Live"

Some people will never understand the kind of superpower it takes to some people, to just walk outside Introvert (me): *True dat*

I love seeing how much feelings and emotions you put into your videos. They are that good.

Powerful and emotional resonating piece. Life is an ongoing struggle, and there may be no final way or fix - no matter what psychiatrists, religious figures or whoever say - the pain. But we have to keep going even the chance of solace is slim. Triumph for those who face difficulties with dignity, acknolwedgement, and courage.

I cried when i heard it for the first time. I needed this so much at that time. I listen to it whenever i feel low. It's powerful and heartfelt. I cannot thank you enough!!

She had the courage to say what she wanted to say.. wonderful :333

I love this series! This poem was so powerful.

Imagine reciting this in a competition. How do you expect for the next one to follow this up?

Oh my goodness I heard my own history of living with depression. Loneliness and expectations of others who can not relate

That has to be the most beautiful poem I've ever read/listened to. Such passion, power, emotion with no frivolous attempt at something unauthentic and narcissistic. I find modern poems particularly true and simple, all the while way more powerful than a poem full of devices and words that are hard to understand for a common reader. This is what poetry was intended for, it is a lyric testimony. Too many have forgotten that, but we're getting back to it, and it's beautiful

“Through the glass of my most battered dream I watched a dandelion lose it’s mind in the wind “-just Beautiful

I saw Andrea Gibson perform and it happened to be a few days after having my heart broken. She can shatter people in the most beautiful, healing way.

Great poem, and superb narration (well, it's her)!

Powerful poem with the powerful and passionate voice.....when she said"live live live" my eyes welled up

Feelings of a crush starting for some reason. Feelings are weird

I shivered at her voice....I shivered at the moments.....I smiled ,I cried and smiled again ...for THIS...., is the best I have seen and heard. Kudos to the team( Hats off to the poet ) and thanks to TED-Ed👏👏

Always my favorite series.

This poem connected with me so deeply. I really needed something like this. TED please continue this poetry series.

i've read dozens of poems. i've participated in events where people read each other words woven from the deepest sentiments lodged within their hearts. i've woven tapestries of words over the years expressing the pain and joy this world conveys to me. and each poem is beautiful. but some poems carry a power i'll never find the words to describe. some writers put so much of their soul into the sentences that reading each phrase feels like trudging through a blizzard on the top of mount everest. it carries this raw emotion that only some poems have the heart to express. and this is one of those poems. this poem holds a storm in its letters. very well done.

This poem is so strong, so beautiful that I wish I can climb the top of Mount Everest and scream it for the world to hear.

This is so beautiful I can't handle this. Also, could you guys PLEASE do "Mortality" by William Knox. It's my favourite poem and it would be so beautiful to see it animated. Anyone reading this comment, please go check out that poem it's so beautiful

It's like she's saying all the things I can't

This is beautiful. A gem in my eyes, and a striking poem in my heart.

This was so beautiful, I didn't realise how much I needed this at this exact moment. Thank you Andrea, thank you Ted-Ed.

This is so transcending and powerful, thank you for exposing me to this beautiful poem, TED-Ed.

i’m not crying. i’m not crying... this was so beautiful. thank you, thank you for posting this poem.

You should host a Ted Ed on effective RU-vid release schedules next

This is poetry. Raw, real, flowing, utterly and beautifully alive. Vulnerable. Brilliant.

im so sorry for you who feel this poem in your bones with every words running down your veins that made you cant contain the tears. now you know you're not alone and together we can do this. i really love this poem and it made me sob honestly.

the poet reads her poem so powerfully, thank you

I cannot express the profoundness of this poem and how much it has and does help me. Thank you.

Ha, you almost made me cry You actually made me sob uncontrolably (iternally) Edit: listening to this poem again in 2020, it made me cry on the outside this time. This poem is so powerful, and with the current conditions of how i’m living right now, it is also so relatable.

oh god i didn't know how much i needed this

I strum my guitar along with the poem, chords are | Dm | Dm | C | Am | repeated, and then certain parts changes to | Dm | F | C | Am | (like chorus, when she refers to Tyler Clementi). The strum pattern comes from the beat of the poetry, easy to find. It seems to fit the vibe imho, but ymmv. Now if I could add in some beats, it'd make a nice chill track....

I believe that this poem it's one of the most powerful poem that I've heard. I believe that older poems maybe have the same feelings but the language can make it difficult to feel it(complex language). Here we have a poem very well recited and with a very simple vocabulary poem, all that holding the idea of one of the most power feeling, that it's living.

This poem has an entire story to tell.

Wow I am just beyond amazed I have no words for all of these beautiful poems

Where was this 6 months ago when I needed it?

Hi, I need you to keep going. This poem is a reminder for you to fight and have courage no matter what happens. I love you.

Great narration. Beautiful Animation. I sit here, viewing from my monitor screen, gazing upon the comments with no surprise, none talked about nonsense.

That was beautiful 😢

Astounding!She echoes my thoughts