039 – S2 E3 – Creative confidence, intuition, and the courage to change your mind

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Lia—a web designer, community builder, mom, and content creator—about the various events in her life that catalyzed a career shift from psychology to design. We talk about her earliest memories of various adult figures preventing her from pursuing her creativity, and what she thinks we need to do differently about how we educate our children, both at home and in schools. She also shares a brilliant negotiation hack that convinced her son to learn a new language. Check out our conversation, join our ongoing discourse on social media, and subscribe for more. https://www.instagram.com/homeroomed You can also find a computer-generated transcript of our episode at https://www.homeroomed.com — Lia is a designer, writer, artist, and creator of Swishie®. As the Director of Product Design and Research at Pathstream, she designs experiences to help employees grow in their careers. With @swishieofficial, she applies her design philosophy to create inspirational content for women of color, drawing on her own lessons of how she came to design a life she loves. https://www.instagram.com/swishieofficial Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian