Jul 19 2020 35 mins 2
I came across Elina St-Onge after seeing a video she created on Facebook called "An Uplifting Perspective In These Chaotic Times" that featured clips of me speaking. I started following her vlog that documented her attempt at 100 days of meditation. Her vulnerability, or in other words "realness", captivated me. She invited me to speak on her team's podcast at The Uplifted Life, and I wanted her on Slo Mo. The result is something very special, an authentic document on what it's like to grow up as a young woman in this generation. Elina is a self-taught video editor, graphic designer, copywriter, photographer, singer and songwriter who works as the content creator for Uplifted Life, a company dedicated to help individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses to thrive from the inside out. While she may have found her gifts and place in the world today, her childhood and time in school was plagued with rejection from peers and a chronic sense of not belonging, of being "dumb" for not measuring up academically, and of teachers recommending Ritalin as early as her first year of elementary school. Listen as we discuss: Her journey of unlearning the heavy burden of self-hatred and feeling broken from a system that seemed to highlight her weaknesses rather than her strengths How she is finally learning to love herself, know her worth and work with the way she is wired as opposed to fighting against it Her goal of becoming her "own best friend" How attempting 100 days of meditation, and not finishing, taught her that goals can often defeat their own purpose Looking for her tribe and the lonely millennial struggle of looking for belonging The sobering realization that she is not broken and the true battle of "Me vs. Me" Looking for love in all the wrong places ADHD and what we think it actually is The difference between "Bye, bye, childhood" and "Bye, bye, childhood traumas" Women in comedy Squirrels Instagram: @solve.for.happy, @onebillionhappy, @mo_gawdat Facebook: Slo Mo, /onebillionhappy LinkedIn: /in/mogawdat Connect with Elina St. Onge on Instagram @elinastonge and YouTube Find her work on Facebook at Uplifted Life (fb.com/UpliftedLife) Don't forget to subscribe to Slo Mo for new episodes every Monday and Thursday. Only with your help can we reach One Billion Happy #onebillionhappy.
