\u201d\u200aI was in survival mode for so long \u2014 then I finally dealt with it - shedding all the old stories I told myself that society put on \u2014 those stories stick with us and form our identity without us even realizing it.\u201d\nIda Abdalkhani is a longtime FrieMMd of the pod, and a co-host on Raman\u2019s other podcast, \u201cLearnings from Leaders.\u201d Ida is many things...an entrepreneur, marketer, board member, speaker, professor, patent-holder, yoga instructor, published author, and many more things to come. We actually met early in our careers, and our paths have crossed again and again. Ida was one of first \u201cModel\u201d Minorities guests way back when in 2020 \u2014 when the world was VERY different. And since then, lots has changed not just everywhere, but in Ida\u2019s life. in a short time Ida dealt with more change and crisis than most of us deal with in decades. And that\u2019s given Ida some new perspective, so we wanted to catch up and understand what was different. You\u2019ll enjoy this candid conversation between old friends reflecting on the change that is around all of us.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices