Nancy is joined with Lillian So to talk overcoming obstacles of growing up in the inner city of Chicago, acknowledging and working through our cultural and ancestral baggage as Asian Americans and how to move forward and manifest our dream lives, and helping ambitious people rewrite self-sabotaging narratives that are holding them back from what they want.
About the Guest:
Lillian So is a facilitator of transformation, community builder, and entrepreneur. She has more than 20 years of industry experience in creating psychological safety, group facilitation, and compassionate communication.
After many years of success and burnout in the fitness industry, she knew something was missing and decided to pursue a journey of self-discovery and healing. During this time, she became a 500hr Yoga Teacher, a Yoga Therapist, a communication specialist and facilitator in NVC, non-violent communication.
Her coaching programs, which attract an international audience, have helped people transform every aspect of their lives through the five pillars of the SO method:
@meetlillianso
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Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. Your host is Nancy Wu. Nancy is an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. Nancy triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and has a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. She works as an Economist full time and has previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks.
The goal of this podcast is to engage the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, we hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join us in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices.