26. How Priya Shah cultivates resilience

Well hello there, Welcome back to This is How We Create. In the guest chair, we are welcoming Priya Shah. Priya Shah is a Chicago creative and entrepreneur, she has built a network of artists and collaborators dedicated to igniting social awareness and change through art and imagination. During our time together, Priya shares her wide-ranging career about how she has come to create her organization, Simple Good. This conversation with Priya picks up where our talk with Dr Charmaine Jackman left off—we focus on social-emotional learning, on negative self-talk and on what it means to focus on the simple good in life. Ok, here's more about Priya. Priya Shah began volunteering in developing countries at a young age, which inspired her to fill the gap between business and the social sector. Shah's passion for art and travel has fueled her purpose to help better communities in Chicago and around the world. Through her experience, Shah has developed a unique perspective on humanity and believes it is her responsibility to engage communities in need. Her purpose took shape when she founded The Simple Good, a non-profit with the mission to connect the meaning of good from around the world, empowering youth to become positive activists through art and discussion. By uniting communities under a universal truth, Shah hopes to bridge understanding across all walks of life in order to bring down obstacles separating us in working towards improving the lives of our children and in turn, our future. She is the co-author of the latest children's book focused on representative literature called, 'Sheroes of COVID-19' and also the producer on the upcoming documentary, Project: Building Hope, documenting the journey of spreading art and resilience from Chicago to East Africa. Get to know Priya Shah Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priyashah16/ http://www.iampriyashah.com/ http://www.thesimplegood.org/ Catch up with your host, Martine Séverin www.martineseverin.com https://www.instagram.com/martine.severin/ This is How We Create has been edited by the lovely Casandra Voltolina