Finding Your Strength with Amazin LeThi | Episode 21

Amazin LeThi is a global Vietnamese LGBTQ advocate, keynote speaker, athlete and thought leader. She is a former competitive bodybuilder, entertainment executive and the first Vietnamese internationally published fitness author. Amazin has captured audiences with her story from the United Nations to Google and governments from all around the world.   As a thought leader and through conversations, panel discussions and Q&As, Amazin shares her personal journey of homelessness to becoming one of the most visible and influential LGBTQ activists in the world. Her story was included in the It Gets Better campaign and the first White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Asian anti-bullying campaign Act to Change.In this interview Amazin shares her story of being raised in an intensely anti-Asian environment. This episode will make you want to finish construction on your time machine to go back and back hand some folks in young Amazin’s defense.  If you are able to do that let us all get in on that. It's heart breaking to face how much trauma some of us have survived at the hands of white supremacy culture, how much of the racism we internalized and how many years we’ve had to dedicate to recovery.The beauty of the story is that Amazin not only survived, but found a way to repair her self-worth and actively work to fight systemic oppression and shield the most vulnerable from abuse and bigotry. This episode we discuss:🌈The transracial adoptee experience🌈Discovering the empowering nature of body building 🌈Recovering from low-self worth and internalized racism🌈Intersectional activism and fighting AAPI hateResourcesOrder your copy of Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Health Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation 📧 Get your free copy of Beat the Binge: Decoding Your Hunger  https://www.daliakinsey.com/linksJoin the Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/decolonizingwellness💻Learn more about working with me 1:1 Mastering Intuitive Eating and Self-Trust Total Transformation Program Connect with Amazin www.amazinlethi.comwww.twitter.com/amazinlethiwww.facebook.com/amazinlethiwww.instagram.com/amazinlethi --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bodyliberation/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bodyliberation/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit daliakinsey.substack.com