Hiral Tipirneni

Activist, Artist, Athlete, Blogger, Concerned citizen, Connector, Doctor, Global soul, Hindu, Idea generator, Life mentor, World traveler, Writer/Editor

I am thrilled to be heading up the fabulous team that is bringing TEDxArrowheadRanch to our community! We are so excited about our upcoming event, and it is sure to be a day full of amazing talks and wonderful performances. Come on out and share in the day with us to hear "Ideas worth Spreading!" I am an Emergency Medicine physician by trade, but my heart's passion is in the written word. I write personal essays and short stories, and am currently working on completing my first collection of each. My life is blessed and full with a beautiful, healthy family (a bit chaotic right now with 3 teenagers and 3 dogs!), loving friends, traveling, hiking/running, reading, social activism, music, dancing, red wine, and so much laughter.

My children, my family, my treasured friendships, dogs, our community, kids' schools, creative writing, my blog, reading, social activism.

Being present in the moment - I am still perfecting this skill, but when I practice it correctly, I feel such joy and gratitude. This idea is particularly valuable for parents, because time does go by in a flash, and those precious moments with our children can be so fleeting.

I attended TEDxBerkeley in 2015 with a dear friend, and we were both transformed by the experience. Although we had both enjoyed countless TED Talks online, there was nothing like being in that live space and amidst the collective energy as Ideas Worth Spreading were presented and shared. We both knew we had to bring that experience to our own community, and after several months of not knowing how or where to begin, I jumped in with both feet! A few months later, TEDxArrowheadRanch was born! Our amazing team of organizers made a dream a reality and TEDxArrowheadRanch was a beautiful, empowering success!