#192 From Pain to Purpose, From Voice to Power

Today, I interview Aleya Harris, an award-winning keynote speaker and former Google executive, who grew up as a natural talker but became self-conscious when people focused their attention on her. A comment from an adult relative stayed in the back of her mind for years and made her question herself whenever people were watching her speak. As a teenager, Aleya finally stood up to that same uncle and describes the moment as reclaiming her voice. Later, postpartum depression challenged her iden...