The Layover

A weekly podcast & newsletter, where strangers & their stories connect. Hosted/Curated by @nneka_julia | Produced by @cortneyisms

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Simply here to tell your stories and see your world.

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MONDAY REMINDER: Feel lightly even though you feel deeply. Lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. 💭

Excerpt from “Island” by Aldous Huxley (1962). Issue #09 of @theelayover 🔗 Sign up for our Thursday newsletters — link in bio. https://t.co/RKfCA8sUrC

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So proud of you and your work. If you haven't listened yet, @yasmeeener is featured on @theelayover hosted by @nneka_julia. Hear the genuine thoughts and reflection on this monster syndrome we all fight with everyday.

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EPISODE 15 IS LIVE 💫

In episode 15, Yasmina shares a story about the ongoing struggle to silence her inner critic so that her words and voice can be heard.

Hit the link in our bio to listen 🔗

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MONDAY REMINDER: Don’t give in to your doubt. Train it. It must become knowing, it must become critical. Watch. Argue. Insist. Demand proof. Continue questioning, and one day, our doubt will become one of our cleverest workers. 💭 https://t.co/9aHpHsgUHM

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We all experience moments of uncertainty, especially when embarking on new endeavors. Unfortunately, sometimes small doubts can snowball into full-blown bouts of impostor syndrome— ”the idea that you’ve only succeeded due to luck, and not because of your… https://t.co/n9EcKuljPc

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Commencement is just the beginning. What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned outside of school? 💭#thelayoverquestions https://t.co/nZSeesTL2z

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5 short reminders to start your week 💭 https://t.co/cajSKQbNIg

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@ztweetalot @MusingsofMD Thank you @MusingsofMD ! @ztweetalot Each month storyellers share their stories based on the month's theme & are featured in our newsletter & podcast at https://t.co/6QAKjJv3mR

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What’s one thing you’ve recently changed your mind about? 💭 #thelayoverquestions https://t.co/4626FRjIuO

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The journey of unlearning is life-long and often times arduous. The altering and undoing of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in countless areas of our lives.

This month, tell us a story about your journey to unlearning certain thoughts, feelings, o… https://t.co/QxBgrg5arA

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MONDAY REMINDER: At all times, you contain your whole potential. It’s possible to be both ambitious and content. Wherever you’re at in your journey, give yourself grace. 💭 https://t.co/CM9yb9atCq

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I would often overthink how former bf’s would feel about my career progression/success in relation to theirs.

How is this going to make them feel?
I hope not too small.
Is this too much?
It probably is. Chill out.
Am I becoming too much?
We would’ve wo… https://t.co/PitYu9JY6h

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I am worthy.
I am deserving.
There is abundance.
What is for me, is for me.

Death and life are in the tongue.

1 of 20 daily affirmations that have been guiding my life for 5+ years.

Drop one of your favorite daily affirmations below! 💭 https://t.co/unm3yyIS01

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Newsletters are in your inbox! 💌

This week's issue features a poem by British-Somali writer and poet, Warsan Shire, titled "Questions For The Woman I Was Last Night." When I read it last week, I held my breath. It took me 3 years to start asking the… https://t.co/QFACnszT1U

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Nneka’s: What you allow, you teach.
Cortney’s: Don’t lie to yourself.

What’s your best relationship advice in 5 words or less? 💭 https://t.co/g69duCrp8k

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This is precisely the time when artists go to work.

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.

Excerpt from Toni Morrison’s striking e… https://t.co/sis2JXOF61

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If you've lived long enough, you've probably navigated the murky, unknown waters of a “situationship.” A relationship without a definition or definitive direction.

Tell us about a time you asked, "what are we?" or vis versa. Did you waste their time? Di… https://t.co/xCvItJP53P

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...the passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.
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Chapter 29: Sit. Feast on your life. 🖋

What would you name this chapter of your life? https://t.co/tLOK73qGra

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