Daniella Levine Cava on Growing Up With a Bully and Becoming Anti-Bully

In this deeply personal segment, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reflects on growing up in a household shaped by emotional bullying and the complicated role she played within it. She shares how identifying with her father, rather than defending her mother, became a source of quiet shame, and how that experience stayed with her long after childhood. But instead of avoiding it, she examines it. What emerges is a powerful realization: the very thing she once struggled to understand became the foundation of her leadership. Today, her zero-tolerance stance on bullying isn’t just policy, it’s personal. This conversation explores how even our most uncomfortable truths can shape the way we lead, protect others, and show up in the world. Daniella Levine Cava Instagram | @mayordlc Explore more from OneUnited Bank: 🏦 Learn more: oneunited.com 💡 Build smarter with WiseOne: oneunited.com/wiseone 💳 Get the Card: oneunited.com/apply Who's Your Ma' Honey?  is produced by EPYC Media Network (visit at epyc.co)