Consistency, Vulnerability, and Healing: A Talk with Dr. Lakisha James, #708
We all go through our own phases - some are beautiful, and some aren\u2019t.\n\nAnd how you see life after every challenge all depends on you, choosing where to look.\n\nDo you focus on what has already happened and dwell on it? Or do you get up and go on your way to healing?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, we are joined by Dr. Lakisha James - an events planner, an author, and a survivor. We talk about her life\u2019s darkest days, and how she was able to channel the negativity to become her light.\n\nNow, she serves a life of service for others - using her experiences to create a safe haven for people who are in the middle of their pain. She shared how she was able to adapt despite the uncomfortableness and inconvenience, coming out happier and stronger than ever.\n\nHow do you find purpose in pain? What do you need to do to find your calling in life? How do you start believing that your life will get better?\n\n\n\nTune in to this episode and find out!\n\n\n\n1:33 - 2:38 Ultimate Life defined by Dr. Lakisha James\n\n3:28 - 4:14 Living a life of service to other people \n\n4:37 - 6:55 Rare gift of having real conversations with people\n\n7:22 - 9:03 Creating a safe space for others through your own experiences\n\n9:15 - 10:21 Your personal calling in life: Found or created?\n\n10:59 - 12:50 Is living \u201cthe ultimate life\u201d just hype?\n\n13:17 - 16:37 Dr. Lakisha\u2019s life as an author: Consistency, vulnerability, and healing\n\n17:09 - 18:28 The courage to look at pain in the light of courage\n\n19:25 - 20:41 Going through an unfamiliar place: Depression\n\n 22:33 - 25:54 Peek into Dr. Lakisha\u2019s career: What they are and the reason behind them