37 min

Learning to share our honest, imperfect stories, by Leila Day Meditative Story

    • Society & Culture

Journalist and beloved podcast host Leila Day grows up being told that she should “tone it down.” When she moves to Cuba in her early twenties, she finally finds a place that embraces her whole identity — or so she thinks at first. It’s only after making one simple change that Leila sees how quickly others treat her differently, and she realizes she has something to say about it. By expressing her authentic voice, she finds her authentic power. 

Listen to Leila on The Stoop: Thestoop.org

Find Leila on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestooppodcast/ and https://www.instagram.com/dayfound/

Find Leila on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theStoopPodcast

Listen to Chad Sanders' Meditative Story, "Finding my flow state": https://listen.meditativestory.com/ChadSandersPIO

If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we’d be so grateful.

Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.com

Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribe

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Journalist and beloved podcast host Leila Day grows up being told that she should “tone it down.” When she moves to Cuba in her early twenties, she finally finds a place that embraces her whole identity — or so she thinks at first. It’s only after making one simple change that Leila sees how quickly others treat her differently, and she realizes she has something to say about it. By expressing her authentic voice, she finds her authentic power. 

Listen to Leila on The Stoop: Thestoop.org

Find Leila on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestooppodcast/ and https://www.instagram.com/dayfound/

Find Leila on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theStoopPodcast

Listen to Chad Sanders' Meditative Story, "Finding my flow state": https://listen.meditativestory.com/ChadSandersPIO

If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we’d be so grateful.

Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: meditativestory.com

Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter: https://meditativestory.com/subscribe

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

37 min

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