DB 267: How To Turn Hate Into Love

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, noon

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Lizzie Velasquez was born with a rare syndrome that makes it impossible for her to gain weight. \\xa0 As a result, even though Lizzie is an adult, she has never weighed more than 65 pounds.\\xa0 A number of years ago, a terrible cyber bully posted a video on Youtube titled \\u201cWorld\\u2019s Ugliest Woman\\u201d and the video was about Lizzie.\\xa0 Not only was this a horrible, horrible thing to do, but unfortunately the video went viral so millions of people saw Lizzie in the \\u201cWorld\\u2019s Ugliest Woman\\u201d video and the comments were even worse.\\xa0 When Lizzie discovered the video online, she was completely devastated.\\xa0 In today\\u2019s episode, Eva shares the powerful decision that Lizzie made in weeks and months after the video was posted so that this nightmarish experience did not destroy her life.\\xa0 Quite the opposite, Lizzie now believes that the video being posted was one of the best things that ever happened to her. \\xa0 Eva shares how Lizzie was able to come to such a inspiring decision, and how this choice has impacted the lives of so many others who struggle with self-esteem or have been the victims of bullying.\\xa0 Thank you Lizzie for inspiring so many.\\xa0 You are beautiful inside and out!\\xa0 For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/267

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