Embracing Authenticity and Always Leading with LOVE with Laganja Estranja

Trust and Believe with Shaun T

Alex Coloreo

Health & Fitness, Family, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Weight Loss, Gay, Self Care, Self Improvement, Fitness, Parenting, Family Life, Wellness, Education, Nutrition, Self Help, Shaun T, Lgbtq, Twins

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today Shaun engages in a candid conversation with Laganja Estranja, the world-renowned LGBTQIA+ icon. From her rise to fame on RuPaul's Drag Race to her impactful cannabis advocacy, Laganja shares her inspiring journey with us.

She uncovers the mental struggles she faced and conquered while entering the drag world, describes how she overcame fear to embrace her true self, and shares insights as an All Stars Season Six lip sync assassin. Discover the secrets behind Laganja's unwavering confidence as she shares how to cultivate self-assurance and empower oneself and how she found balance after overcoming substance abuse. Plus, Laganja addresses the challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community in today's political climate, including the rights of transgender and non-binary individuals.

Join us for an episode celebrating authenticity, resilience, and the power of self-acceptance.

Connect with Laganja Estranja and witness her captivating performances visit laganjaestranja.com to stay connected and inspired

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0:00.0	Hey, what's up everybody? Welcome to Trust and Believe. I'm your host Sean T and sitting next to me
0:07.3	it's someone absolutely fantastic and amazing. That's going to help you just believe me yourself just a little bit more today
0:14.9	I'm going to introduce to you Laganza, Estranja, also known as Jay Jackson. We're going to talk all about that
0:22.4	but you know in your life sometimes you know sometimes you don't feel like you can be
0:27.8	100% authentic to who you are and maybe you're struggling in different areas of your life
0:32.4	We're going to talk about that today. We're also going to talk about dance, performing and just
0:37.6	basically living your best life. So thank you for being here. Of course, thanks for having me.
0:42.3	All right here we go. So Laganza launched to start. I'm after being selected to compete on RuPaul's drag race
0:49.5	since then Laganza has performed her original music across the world spanning 16 countries
0:55.7	and six continents. Talk about world-wide come through. In addition to her work in drag, Laganza is
1:02.5	also a trained contemporary and jazz dancer and has worked as a choreographer for a variety of music
1:09.3	videos, stage shows and she has performed for artists such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Christina
1:16.3	Aguilar come on with the flex. She is also an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ plus rights and mental
1:25.2	off awareness and has used her platform to raise awareness and funds for various charitable
1:30.8	causes. In 2019, New York magazine named Laganza as one of the most powerful drag queens in America.
1:39.0	I'm going to save the world and dope magazine featured her on their cover making her the first
1:45.6	LGBTQIA plus entertainer to appear on the cover of a cannabis magazine. So get ready to trust and
1:54.8	believe.
2:22.0	Can I just like bow to you?
2:23.5	I got to tell the misto. I got to be straight up honest. The reason why I'm obsessed with her is because my husband. So a lot of you know for his 51st birthday.
2:34.5	In December, I surprising with a trip to Tel Aviv. We were, you know, sitting in the house and he was like, you know, when I really went for my birthday, it would be so amazing if I could go to Tel Aviv to see this amazing performance.
2:47.5	He's like, I know we can't go. And I made it happen. Well, it was for the House of Edwards. So to be specific, it was me, Alyssa and Angela. Yes. So the Holy Trinity of drag literally the Holy Trinity. And they took down the house.
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