Najwa Zebian on Building a Home of Self-Acceptance

09/01/21 • 23 min

Poet, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian has gained a loyal following online for her authentic and moving poems. The Lebanese-Canadian author’s Insta-poetry rose in popularity during the #MeToo movement and her Ted Talk on building solidarity has been viewed thousands of times. Her latest book, Welcome Home, is her first work of non-fiction. “I'd been building my sense of identity outside of myself. And that's what led me to writing Welcome Home,” she tells us. Listen in to hear her thoughts on how to build a home within yourself and develop self-acceptance, and learn more about her transformative experience with writing and journaling.

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