How to Keep Your Light in Dark Times with Lesley Fera

About this episode

Lesley Fera discusses maintaining authenticity and hope during uncertain times while exploring creativity and grief.

How do you stay authentic and maintain hope in uncertain times? Actress and writer Lesley Fera (Pretty Little Liars) joins Foster and Cesar to discuss finding play and creativity in adulthood, trusting the universe when life feels chaotic, and how grief transformed her relationship with writing. Lesley shares her journey of peeling back layers to return to her authentic self, the power of surrendering control, and how activism and joy can coexist. In this episode they explore: Why...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cesar Cardona, Foster Wilson

Guest: Lesley Fera

Topics covered

• authenticity
• hope
• creativity
• grief
• activism
• self-discovery

Keywords

• authenticity
• hope
• creativity
• grief
• self-discovery
• activism
• joy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pretty Little Liars

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