Najwa Zebian is an activist, author, speaker, and educator. Najwa 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, Huffington Post, and more. She’s well known for her TEDx Talk “Finding Home Through Poetry“

In this episode, Eric and Najwa discuss her new book, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul.

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In This Interview, Najwa Zebian and I Discuss How to Build a Home for Your Soul and …

Her book, Welcome Home: A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul.
Her search for the feeling of home within herself
Learning to see herself through her own eyes and not other’s eyes
The feeling of being loved needs to come from within
How to balance being at home in yourself with your relationships with other people
Identifying your “guest list” who you’d welcome into your home
Being at home in yourself allows for the best connections with others
Being worthy of love is not based on pleasing others or working hard for it
Self-acceptance is about knowing who you are and not focusing on what other people think
Changing the question from “why can’t I have that” to “why don’t I have that”
The self-fulfilling prophecy of what you believe is what you will live
Self-accountability and choosing your actions
Forgiveness is not a one-step thing, but a constant process of choosing to let go
The activities of the blank canvas mirror and the unveiling mirror
Finding clarity and asking yourself “what’s next?”
Choosing to speak to yourself kindly

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