About this episode

Edna White shares her transformative experiences moving from Alabama to China and the lessons learned along the way.

Leadership strategist Edna White, creator of the Keeping It Real On Purpose podcast and Wounded to Wonderful newsletter, discusses the culture shock of moving from Alabama to Long Island as a child, her nervous breakdown in her 40s, and her decision to teach English in China. Living in China, she climbed the Great Wall and sampled tarantula and scorpion, returning to New York a changed woman ready to help others.

People in this episode

Host: Christi Cassidy

Guest: Edna White

Topics covered

• leadership
• culture shock
• personal growth
• travel
• teaching
• food experiences

Keywords

• leadership
• culture shock
• China
• Great Wall
• tarantula
• personal growth
• teaching English

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Alabama, Long Island, China, Great Wall

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