S E2: Speak Truth to Power, with Luvvie Ajayi

And Especially You

Hello Sunshine

Inspirational, Together Live, Society & Culture, Women, Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon, 450895, Sophia Bush

4.9 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Speaking out in truth can be powerful, but how do we find the courage to do so when we’re the only ones and the stakes are high? Luvvie Ajayi explains how it begins with our everyday choices and talks about the defining experience that led her to make a very public choice to speak truth.

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0:00.0	Hello Sunshine.
0:01.9	Hello sunshine.
0:03.1	Gotta make hay while the sun shines.
0:05.6	What's this?
0:06.3	This is Hello Sunshine.
0:08.2	What if by sharing our stories, we could change the world.
0:12.9	Welcome to Hello Sunshine.
0:15.8	Hello listeners.
0:17.6	Sophia Bush here, and this is, and especially you. Stories for all of us. This episode
0:24.9	is about speaking uncomfortable truths. It's the hardest thing to do, and it's always the right
0:31.8	thing to do. Being on tour with so many strong and thoughtful women reminded me again and again of the power of using our own voices, even if they might shake a little.
0:45.3	When you're surrounded by love and strength and compassion and people who care about standing up to inequality and justice, it's pretty easy to find your voice.
0:56.2	And it feels great to use it. But what about those times when you're the only one in the room
1:03.0	who thinks something is wrong and you need to speak up? When you feel small, outnumbered, or overpowered,
1:11.6	when you know the people in charge aren't going to be happy about what you have to say,
1:17.6	how do you get back into that power?
1:20.6	How do you say it anyway?
1:23.6	Lavi Ajayi is the woman to answer these questions and so many more.
1:29.3	She likes to call herself a professional troublemaker and, oh my friends, she is in the most
1:35.4	incredible way.
1:36.9	She's a deeply tender person, but she'll also tell you what she thinks in no uncertain
1:41.5	terms.
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