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Women of Impact

Tips to Protect Your Heart and Mind | Najwa Zebian (Replay)

Women of Impact

Impact Theory

Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7657 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

This week’s guest on Women of Impact is Najwa Zebian. Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian author, speaker, and educator. Inspired by her love of language from an early age, now she gives her voice to those who feel silenced. In this episode she talks about getting past trauma and how to know if your relationship is serving you. [Original air date: 4-24-19]. BUY NAJWA’S BOOKS: The Nectar of Pain: https://amzn.to/2W52QWu Sparks of Pheonix: https://amzn.to/2Gun0mc Mind Platter: https://amzn.to/2IPzeIN SHOW NOTES: A new way to think about ‘home’ [02:19] Does happiness just come to us? [05:48] Why we need to feel and accept our pain [07:09] How to actually feel your pain so you can move on [09:57] Boundaries you need to set up for future relationships [15:40] Najwa’s definition of self love [19:24] Why you can’t be positive all the time [21:52] The importance of taking responsibility for your health [26:30] How to find your voice [29:28] The real story behind Najwa’s International Women’s Day speech [35:08] Why you can’t doubt your truth [42:00] CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS OneSkin: Get 15% off with the code LISA at https://oneskin.co Helix: Get 25% off ALL mattresses and 2 free eco-rest pillows at https://impacttheory.co/HelixWOIDec FOLLOW NAJWA: WEBSITE: https://bit.ly/2virGWO INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2adrxex FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/2GBCOEJ TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2vjRQZm YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2UzlDaJ FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Endlessly bullied by friends and teachers for being too sensitive, today's woman of impact

0:57.0

never felt like she belonged. And at the age of 16, when she visited a family in Canada

1:02.0

for the summer, she witnessed her home back in Lebanon getting gulfed in war. She was now

1:08.0

left with an impossible decision. Go back to a dangerous place that never felt like home to begin with,

1:13.6

a place she never felt like she belonged in the first place, or stay in a foreign country that spoke of foreign language,

1:20.6

a place that was far from welcoming, a place where she definitely didn't feel like she belonged.

1:26.6

Now making the painful decision to stay in Canada, she found herself lost, angry and alone

1:32.3

and shutting out her emotions not to feel the pain was now her full-time job, and she was clocking overtime.

1:39.3

Writing poetry, which was once her savior, was now her enemy. Why? Well because writing

1:45.8

meant she actually had to acknowledge her feelings. So she ripped up her journals and

1:50.2

for seven straight years she blocked it out and it wasn't until she found herself teaching

1:55.0

young refugees with relatable struggles where she reminded again of the power of the

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