CELEBRITY Shares SECRETS To Finding Your TRUE SELF & Stop FEELING LOST | Laverne Cox & Lewis Howes

Industry Challenges

Laverne Cox shares her journey of self-marketing in the entertainment industry, highlighting the challenges she faced as a transgender actor. She recalls creating postcards to market herself and the pivotal moment of participating in the reality show "I Want to Work for Diddy" despite initial reservations 1. This experience taught her the importance of being of service and aligning with a purpose greater than herself 2.

The lesson from that is to be of service. The lesson from that is that when I was of service, that ended up going pretty well.

--- Laverne Cox

Laverne's story underscores the necessity of embracing one's identity to overcome industry barriers.

   

Personal Resilience

Laverne Cox opens up about her personal resilience, detailing how past traumas have shaped her strength. She recounts the anxiety and panic attacks triggered by buying a condo, which brought up deep-seated fears of homelessness and childhood abandonment 3. Through therapy and somatic work, she learned to place her trauma in the correct timeline, allowing her to heal 4.

The nervous system does not know if a trauma happened 15 years ago, 20 years ago. Once we are triggered, the nervous system feels like the trauma is happening right now.

--- Laverne Cox

Laverne emphasizes that resilience involves acknowledging trauma without being defined by it, using tools like resourcing to maintain emotional balance 5.

   

Living Authentically

Living authentically is a cornerstone of Laverne Cox's philosophy. She explains how owning her transgender identity transformed her career and life, moving from secrecy to full disclosure 6. This authenticity extends to her personal life, where she refuses to dim her light for others, understanding that true connections come from being genuine 7.

The work is to not let it be dimmed by anything, but actually to turn up the brightness on the light and shine, shine, shine.

--- Laverne Cox

Laverne also discusses the impact of bullying and the importance of self-acceptance, noting that many people act in opposition to their true needs due to societal pressures 8.