Najwa Zebian

Danica Patrick Pretty Intense Podcast

Jennifer Cawley

Danica Patrick, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Pretty Intense

4.6 • 995 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Najwa Zebian is a poet, 3 time best selling author, educator, and speaker. She is wise beyond her 29 years. Born in Lebanon, Najwa now lives in Canada. Najwa's writing is so powerful. It's amazing what one sentence of hers can make you feel. We talked about the struggles that go on in life and the things that we are all dealing with. Najwa's journey from being an outsider in a new land, to being a leader of others who have felt judged, excluded, or rejected. She talks about turning your pain into something beautiful, instead of bitterness. This is how she started writing. Najwa had her heart broken, and she dug into that unbearable pain and started writing. Najwa talks with an amazing vulnerability and honesty in front of a live audience at the New York woman's club The Wing. Be inspired by Najwa's insight into human behavior, and self belief. Her inspiring books include, Sparks of Phoenix, The Nectar of Pain, and Mind Platter.

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0:00.0	He said to me, you know, in Agua, I think the problem is much deeper than that.
0:05.0	It's much deeper than this person.
0:07.0	This problem is not about this person, because you've experienced it before multiple times and you come to the same realization that tells you you're not worthy of love,
0:18.0	you're not worthy of belonging, you need to go to the root of the problem and work on it.
0:23.6	And that was like such a powerful wake-up call for me
0:29.0	because it's true, it wasn't that person. It was my belief about myself that I'm not worthy of love.
0:38.0	That's what hurts. It's not someone walking away.
0:42.0	I believe that each and every one of us has the power within
0:45.9	ourselves to create the life that we really want and I want to help give you the
0:52.2	tools to make that happen.
0:55.0	I'm Danica Patrick and I'm pretty intense.
0:58.0	Today's guest is Nesjia Zabian.
1:01.0	She is a poet, an author, a speaker.
1:06.0	She is wise beyond her years.
1:08.3	She's 29 years old.
1:09.8	She was born in Lebanon, but lives in Canada now and her insightfulness into life and the
1:19.2	experiences that we have and the self-reflection that she's been able to generate and grow from. Just her awareness for
1:28.9	human nature and how to heal is really, really impressive.
1:33.2	I'm just so impressed with with Nezua and I've been following her for years.
1:39.2	Her poems are so powerful.
1:41.4	It's amazing what one sentence of hers can make you feel. are so
1:45.0	I just thoroughly enjoyed the conversation that we had
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