“Kathy” | Allison Russell | TED Institute @tedinstitute
“Kathy” | Allison Russell | TED Institute  @tedinstitute
Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
In this heartfelt performance, musician Allison Russell performs "Kathy," a prayer song for her mother and anyone trapped in an abusive relationship.

About the TED Institute: We know that innovative ideas and fresh approaches to challenging problems can be discovered inside visionary companies around the world. The TED Institute helps surface and share these insights. Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas.

Learn more at ted.com/ted-institute

Follow TED Institute on Twitter @TEDPartners
Subscribe to our channel: youtube.com/user/TEDInstitute
“Kathy” | Allison Russell | TED InstituteThe Age of ExplorationP-TECH: How high schoolers are redefining their futureA taste of TED@UPS 2015What makes some technology so habit-forming? | Nir Eyal | TED InstituteNot About Me | John Bidden | TED InstituteAn instrument anyone can play | Tim Exile | TED InstituteThe untold story of unpaid caregivers | TED InstituteHow a company can nurture its internal rebels | Shoel Perelman | TED InstituteJared Hill: How I leapt from a responsible “no” to an impassioned “yes”Flush City / The Living | Jeff Taylor | TED InstituteMachines need an algorithm for humor. This is what it looks like | Vinith Misra | TED Institute
TED Institute |

“Kathy” | Allison Russell | TED Institute

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER