episode 206
xixi yang on becoming an authentic storyteller, owning our stories, and cross cultural allyship
on this episode of human2human with stacy ike, we have the pleasure of speaking to journalist, tv personality, and entrepreneur xixi yang! xixi and stacy explore what it means to imbue authenticity in storytelling, the importance of cross-cultural allyship, and the power of human connection.
SONG OF THE EPISODE | what’s next by drake
BOOK OF THE EPISODE | the artist's way by julia cameron
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“as much as i want to be a storyteller, i also realized that i can’t tell stories authentically without honoring my own.”
— xixi yang
EPISODE 206 REFLECTION QUESTION
QUESTION | what parts of yourself have you abandoned in order to be liked?
STACY’S REPLY |
this is a question I started asking myself two years ago and recently even more. as I have been peeling back layers getting closer to my authentic self, I am relearning to love the parts of myself that I have abandoned. currently, I'm reckoning with my indecisiveness and the fact that a lot of it comes from my need to please. my first reaction to a situation is usually to make a decision that's easier for everyone instead of the decision that's easier for myself. the more I learn to make decisions for myself, I have also had to become comfortable with disappointing others in the process, in order not to abandon myself. on one end it's an amazing new reality and on the other hand, it's still hard work!! regardless, I refuse to let go of this commitment. It's not always easy, and I don't always get it right but the commitment to express myself as my authentic self is worth every bit of the journey. what about you, what have you abandoned about yourself?
