Girlhood to Womanhood and Owning Your Voice with Aija Mayrock
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Aija Mayrock was a young girl with a speech impediment who was bullied, even told to “kill herself,” but now she’s a 25 year old spoken word poet who has shared her words with over four million people. Aija is a humble soul who is sharing the experience of girlhood to womanhood and finding your voice with her latest book, Dear Girl. We talk about vulnerabilty breeding vulnerabilty, and about the power of not just having a voice, but using your voice. Writing became her outlet for safe expression when speaking up failed her, but as an adult, she’s taking her power back by speaking up and sharing the truth of her written word. We talk the power of embodied words, why she chose the term “girl” versus woman in her book title, and how you can be afraid and do it anyways. We also discuss how we tend to blame ourselves or avoid asking for help because we assume that we must be doing something wrong. She talks about how she broke that cycle, and we discuss healing the little girl in all of us. Finally, we talk beauty privilege and self care as allowing yourself to grow. And about halfway through the episode, Aija shares a piece called “Wounds Like Crowned Jewels” that had me smirking up a storm! ---------------------- Connect with Alyssa @alyssakuzins on Instagram. For Jon’s books and show notes head to alyssakuzins.com/aija-mayrock Got a minute? Give SCS a 5 star rating! Got 5 minutes? Write SCS a stellar review to get the word out! Deepest gratitude for listening and sharing, friends!  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alyssakuzins)
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