Overview

Bozoma Saint John is chief marketing officer at William Morris Endeavor and former chief brand officer at Uber. In this video, she talks about how she was able to find healing after the deaths of her husband and baby daughter. Her talk is an empowering message about how we can take even the greatest pain and use it to make us stronger. In this discussion guide, you’ll find exercises to think about ways that we can take our difficult experiences and use them to motivate us.

Pre-Meeting Prep

• Individually or as a group, watch Bozoma Saint John’s video “Acceptance and Healing” (available at https://leanin.org/education/acceptance-and-healing).
• Use the questions below for a group discussion on the themes and ideas shared in her talk.