This week, we sit down with Najwa, a talented poet whose work navigates the complexities of identity and self-discovery. Join us as we explore the transformative power of poetry and the journey to living an authentic life.

Najwa shares insights on finding peace amid life's storms and learning to trust the chaos of change. She reflects on her personal evolution from the 'good girl' stereotype to embracing her true self. She discusses the difficult choice of valuing authenticity over belonging and the importance of sitting with questions rather than seeking definitive answers. The conversation touches on the delicate balance of showing vulnerability without oversharing and breaking free from cultural conditioning. Najwa emphasizes overcoming comparison, letting go of perfectionism, and being compassionate with life's changes. She also shares wisdom on trusting one’s feelings, being there for one another during tough times, and adopting a balanced approach to sensitivity.

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0:00 Intro

1:28 The Calmness that Come From Chaos

3:50 From ‘Good Girl’ to True Self

9:30 Choosing Authenticity over Belonging

16:26 Closure? Sitting with a Question Instead of an Answer

19:56 Showing Vulnerability without Oversharing

25:05 Her Story: Breaking Out of Her Cultural Conditioning

33:53 Overcoming Comparison

38:33 Breaking Free of Your Boxes

41:32 Letting Go Of Perfection

46:29 Being Compassionate with Life’s Changes

50:48 Balancing Performance and Humanness

53:54 Learn to Trust Your Feelings

57:19 Being There for Each Other in the Tough Times

1:06:09 A Balanced Approach to Sensitivity

1:19:15 Conclusion

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Najwa Zebian is a Lebanese-Canadian activist, author, speaker, and educator. Her search for a home was central to her early years as she struggled to find her place in the world. She became a teacher and a doctoral candidate in educational leadership and as Najwa began to write in an effort to connect with and heal her first students, a group of young refugees, she found that she was also writing to heal herself.

After self-publishing her first collection of poetry and prose in 2016, she went on to sell over 250,000 copies of her three books. She recently launched a digital school, Soul Academy, and a podcast, Stories of the Soul. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Glamour, Elle Canada, HuffPost, and more. Her TEDx talk “Finding Home Through Poetry” has been viewed over more than 100,000 times.

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Jordyn is back on Easy A today for a deeper dive into our healing journeys through EMDR therapy, breathwork, and cultivating healthy female friendships. Jordyn and Allie open up about their experience with EMDR, a form of therapy that focuses on processing and re-patterning trauma responses that live unconsciously in your body.

They share about their quest for self improvement and the role that community has played in it. Jordyn and Alexis discuss how they’ve learned to alchemize the triggers in their friendship and get rid of the outdated notion that suggests female friendships are full of competition and resentment.

They also share their personal experience with balancing their masculine and feminine sides, cultivating a neutral perspective in challenging times, and processing intense emotions without being overtaken by them.

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0:00 Intro

2:46 Using EMDR Therapy to Regulate Your Nervous System

10:45 Regulating the Parasympathetic Nervous System

11:55 The Last Trap of Healing

19:18 Healing Through Community

22:25 Evolved Female Friendships

32:30 Balancing Our Masculine/ Feminine Side

36:15 Building Neutrality into Our Perspective

46:23 How to Feel Emotions Without Being Overtaken By Them

57:11 Healing Trauma Responses Somatically

1:02:14 The Power of Breathwork

1:09:00 Committing to Personal Growth & Trying Something New

1:17:50 Conclusion

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This week we're joined by Peter Crone, commonly known as 'The Mind Architect' for a fascinating conversation on how to reframe our pain and find true freedom within. This episode gets personal, as Peter helps us move through some of our own struggles, including something we have had trouble with in our friendship for 15 years. He provides a compassionate yet illuminating lens on the things that hold us back from experiencing inner freedom, unpacking nonviolent communication, the true meaning of love, and the number one thing many women struggle with.

Whether you’re navigating personal trauma, seeking a higher understanding of your experiences, or supporting someone through that journey, this episode provides a supportive space for transformation and empowerment.

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0:00 Intro

2:07 From Suffering to Freedom

10:05 Finding Balance Between Physical & Mental

12:22 How a Need for Certainty Confines Us

13:41 His Process For Helping People Reframe

16:00 Working Through Nonviolent Communication

19:32 Cultivating Confidence in Your Knowing

25:00 Love: Meeting Each Other In An Honest Way

32:16 Higher Understanding of Contrast on Earth

36:45 Embracing Your Humanity

41:50 Solving Our Communication Issues

55:32 The Women’s Nature of Tolerance

56:45 Peter’s Freedom Community

59:43 Do We Have Free Will?

1:02:46 Being a Woman in Today’s World

1:06:23 Conclusion

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Peter Crone is a thought leader in human potential and performance. He devotes his life to sharing insights and strategies to create an inspired life and find true freedom by awakening new levels of awareness. Peter helps redesign the subconscious mind that drives behavior and performance and uses the wisdom of Ayurveda to help people find balance through diet and lifestyle. He’s worked with entertainers, professional athletes, as well as global organizations.

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