192: Introversion, Self Acceptance and Human Connection w/ Lana Blakely

The Lavendaire Lifestyle

Aileen Xu

Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Spirituality

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

What happens when we step out of fear and into authenticity? Lana Blakely leans into the discomfort of vulnerability, braving the fear of rejection, to create real art, and touch people’s hearts. As she puts it, “what’s the worst that can happen?” By being ourselves, we can inspire others to do the same.

Swedish YouTuber, Lana Blakely shares her journey with introversion, self-acceptance, and confidence. She believes in leading with emotions, listening to the present moment, and letting identities be fluid.

TIMESTAMPS:

04:42 - Making content for your “younger self”
07:01 - Vulnerability & boundaries
10:58 - Creative process: planning & spontaneity
18:06 - Intro to Attachment Theory
22:18 - Introversion & self-acceptance
32:50 - Opening up & sharing on the internet
52:58 - The complex relationship with inspiration
55:24 - The future of content creation & shortening attention spans

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MENTIONED:

“Attached” - Amir Levine: book on attachment style
“The Inner Sky” - Steven Forrest: beginner’s book to astrology

The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 192

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0:00.0	I really love my emotions, lead when I create videos because I feel like that's how it turns out the most genuine and honest and real.
0:14.0	Welcome to the Lavenderit lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design.
0:19.0	My name is Eileen and I'm here to guide you to shine as your brightest self and create your dream life.
0:25.0	We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love.
0:29.0	Every Sunday we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better future for ourselves and our world.
0:36.0	Life is an art, make it your masterpiece.
0:41.0	Hello my loves. Welcome back to the Lavenderit lifestyle podcast. It's Eileen.
0:45.0	Today's special guest is someone that you might recognize from YouTube.
0:49.0	I know a lot of you probably watch her videos. Her name is Lana Blakely.
0:54.0	Lana Blakely is a Swedish YouTuber creating videos on personal growth and philosophical and social topics.
1:00.0	She's also the host of the Lana Blakely podcast and here's the cute little bio she gave us.
1:06.0	Lana Blakely is a small lady based in Stockholm who likes to openly share her thoughts on the internet.
1:11.0	As long as she gets to create, take long walks in nature, eat home-cooked meals and spend time with her dog, she's happy.
1:20.0	So Lana was such a pleasure to have on the podcast. I'm sure you'll enjoy this if you like watching her videos like just to get to know her more.
1:27.0	We talk about her creative process, topics that inspire her like introversion and attachment styles and relationships.
1:34.0	And probably my favorite part of our conversation was us talking about misconceptions about the creator or influencer lifestyle and some behind the scenes secrets that people don't know.
1:46.0	So here is Lana Blakely.
1:48.0	Hello Lana, welcome to the Lavender lifestyle podcast. I'm so happy to have you here.
1:54.0	I'm happy to be here, thanks for having me.
1:57.0	As so, I know a lot of people probably watch your YouTube. I think our audience is overlap a lot.
2:04.0	But what I'd like to know is more about your story and your background like who was Lana Blakely before she was on YouTube.
2:12.0	What was I doing? So I was just, I mean, I've always liked the creative stuff.
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