Yuliya shares her experiences and stories from having lived in multiple countries with different forms of Democratic governments. She explains the daily point of view as a citizen while also comparing and contrasting life under socialist rule to life under democratic rule. Yuliya Johnson was born in Prague, Czech Republic. Her dad was an officer, which is why they were stationed in several different countries: Czech Republic, Germany, Kazakhstan, Germany again, Russia, and Ukraine. Both of her parents are Ukrainian. At the age of 12, she became part of a young journalist club because she dreamed to be a journalist or diplomat.
She was a journalist for 18 years, interviewing many people: soldiers, officers, politicians, artists, scientists, and president Yushchenko's wife and President Zelenskyy. She published three documentary books about soldiers and volunteers who were killed during the conflict in the East of Ukraine.
She graduated with a MA in History and has a Bachelor in Psychology and Veterinary Medicine. For the last seven years, she has been working as a counselor and is interning at South Central Treatment Associates. She will graduate this October from Southern New Hampshire University with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
